Mandle v. Brown

Frank J. (dissenting).

In this article 78 proceeding, the petitioner seeks an order (1) prohibiting the corporation counsel from employing certain attorneys in the positions to which they have been classified unless the petitioner is designated to one of them; (2) directing the Civil Service Commission to hold a competitive examination, or in the alternative to certify the petitioner to the post of Principal Attorney (the highest grade as now established); (3) restraining the certification of the payrolls of three groups of attorneys unless the petitioner is included in the highest category.

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