Griffin v. United States

The plaintiff, an officer in the United

States Air Force, received an award under 10 U.S.C. § 1124 for a meritorious suggestion, namely the use of periscopes *712for certain purposes in the Minuteman missile silos. He contends that the award is insufficient, and in arriving at the amount thereof, aggregating $8,905, the Air Force has been arbitrary and capricious, and has failed to follow its own regulations, according to him. Defendant moves for summary judgment, but we conclude that there are issues of fact requiring trial.

Defendant’s first point is that making any such award is discretionary,…