Kurland v. Bukspan

Memorandum Per Curiam.

The complaint against defendant Lang was improperly dismissed. Acting either on his own behalf or on behalf of defendant Bukspan, defendant Lang exacted from plaintiff, charges for use of the leased premises in excess of the applicable maximum rent fixed by the Office of Price Administration. Regardless of whether defendant Lang was acting in the transaction as principal or agent, he is liable for the damages provided by the statute (Emergency Price Control Act of 1942; U. S. Code, tit. 50, Appendix, § 901 et seq.), the prohibitions of which are directed against “ any…