SMITH, Justice.
The civil service commission of Hastings, Nebraska, in order to certify eligibles for fire chief, held an examination for original entrance, not for promotion. The highest scorer, an outsider, won the appointment, but a taxpayer challenged it in this mandamus action. After a trial the district court awarded peremptory mandamus. On appeal by respondents the question concerns authority for the examination.
For years no one held the rank of assistant...
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