MATTER OF BURKE v. FIELDS


279 A.D. 674 (1951)

In the Matter of John J. Burke, Respondent, v. Harold Fields et al., Constituting The Board of Examiners of the Board of Education of the City of New York, Appellants

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

November 26, 1951.


Order reversed on the law and the facts, with $10 costs and disbursements, and petition dismissed.

Examinations to determine merit and fitness for appointments and promotions in the civil service of the State, as contemplated by the State Constitution (art. V, § 6), should be of such nature as will best test the candidates with respect to the qualities demanded by the positions to which they aspire. Insofar as possible, merit and fitness should be measured by...

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