New York Court of Appeals

In the Matter of Raymond Cassidy, Appellant v. Municipal Civil Service Commission of the City of New Rochelle Et…

October 21, 197537 N.Y.2d 526

Summary

The Court of Appeals held that section 61 of the Civil Service Law, which allows a commission to appoint one of the three highest‑ranking candidates, does not violate Section 6 of Article V of the New York Constitution and that the petitioner had no constitutionally protected right to be appointed. Accordingly, the lower court's judgment was affirmed.