D'Aloia v. Civil Service Commission

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Paktggk, J.

Six separate holders of six separate positions under the city government of Newark have joined in this mandamus proceeding to require the civil service commission to certify their respective salaries at certain respective amounts.

This joinder of separate claims in one jiroceeding we deem to be altogether irregular. This view was intimated by this court a few years ago in Stretch v. State Board of Medical Examiners, 88 N. J. L. 92 (at p. 97), where we pointed out that the Practice act of 1912 does not apply to mandamus proceedings, so that…