O'Neill v. Schechter

Sixty-eight petitioners seek judicial review of 10 questions and answers on a competitive examination, administered by the New York City Civil Service Commission, to determine examinees’ eligibility for promotion from patrolman to sergeant in the New York City Police Department. Some of the petitioners achieved a passing grade on the examination, but have joined in this proceeding because a change of the contested answers would give them higher standings on the promotion list; the remaining petitioners, having failed the examination, would by the changes contended for attain passing grades…