Abo v. Krone

This is a proceeding instituted under article 78 of the CPLR to review an oral qualification test given by the respondents as a part of a civil service promotional examination for the position of Employment Manager in the Division of Employment of the Department of Labor, State of New York. The petitioners herein were 10 out of a substantial group of persons who were candidates in the examination and together with some of the other candidates passed the written test but failed the oral qualifications part of the examination. They now seek a review by this court of the actions of the…