People ex rel. Hahn v. Hurley

This is a mandamus proceeding to compel nullification of a civil service examination and resultant list for sign hangers in the city of Chicago. The court denied the writ and plaintiffs have appealed.

The Civil Service Commission called the examination October 18, 1951 and after several delays it was given April 11, 1953. When they took the examination plaintiffs were employed as sign hangers by the city, under temporary appointments. Moscato had been appointed in October 1951, Finucane in April 1952 and Hahn in May 1952.

Two hundred twenty-two applicants took the examination and one hundred…