Parrack v. Ford

DE CONCINI, Justice.

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether an ex-serviceman under the terms of our law is entitled to a veteran’s 5% preference rating on a promotional examination.

This action against the Civil Service Board of the City of Phoenix and two individual members of the Phoenix Fire Department, as representatives of veterans in the department, and the City of Phoenix, was brought by three nonveteran members of the fire department, seeking a declaratory judgment to determine their rights and status under section 2, chapter 14, Laws of 1941, Regular Session.

Plaintiffs…