Schwartz Case

Opinion by

Montgomery, J.,

The history of this case dates from June 8, 1963, when the appellee, Donald Schwartz, then occupying the position of Property Assessment Aide (Real) in the office of the Board of Revision of Taxes, took a civil service examination for promotion to the position of Real Property Assessor I. Having been certified as successfully passing the examination, his name was placed on the list of persons awaiting promotion for that position.

Later, on April 15, 1964, Louis Singer, a fellow employee who had taken the same examination at the *247same time, complained to the Personnel…