Starr v. Board of Health of Clinton

This petition for mandamus seeks to compel the board of health (board) “to appoint and certify . . . [The] petitioner to the office and duties of Plumbing Inspector for the Town of Clinton.” A judge of the Superior Court ordered judgment dismissing the petition. The petitioner appealed from the judgment. The trial judge made no findings but the evidence is reported.

We state facts which the judge could have found. On July 12, 1963, the petitioner, a member of the board, took the civil service qualifying examination for the position of plumbing inspector. He was notified, on January 13, 1964,…