Sharkey v. Civil Service Commission

Sergeant Sharkey on a written examination for promotion received a mark of 67.2. To become eligible he required a mark of at least 70. Review by the Director of the Division of Civil Service (G. L. c. 31, § 12A, as amended through St. 1967, c. 780, § 13) and an appeal to the commission (c. 31, § 2 ¡jy, as amended through St. 1969, c. 15, § 1) resulted in no sufficient increase in his mark to make him eligible. Sergeant Sharkey was marked zero on his answer to a question involving a legal issue which is not now decided by us, and has not been decided by this court since the enactment of St.…