Karpoff v. United States

Plaintiff, a civilian employee, seeks recovery of salary for a period of alleged wrongful separation from Federal employment.

Both plaintiff and defendant have filed motions for summary judgment, and the issues presented are whether plaintiff’s petition states a cause of action and, if so, is plaintiff’s claim barred by laches.

*94The petition, affidavits, and exhibits reveal the following facts: On August 10,1953, plaintiff was employed as an Aeronautical Research Scientist at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory, Cleveland, Ohio, a branch of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics,…