Passiotti v. Municipal Civil Service Commission

Petitioner passed the written examination for the position of police patrolman of the respondent municipality with the highest grade awarded upon that particu*784lar examination. After an examination by the respondent’s psychiatrist, he was disqualified from appointment by the adoption by the respondent commission of the psychiatrist’s findings that he has, among other things, traits of passivity, excessive dependency, obsessiveness and certain vagueness. Upon being advised of the rejection of his application, he consulted with an independent general practitioner and an independent psychiatrist…