McKinnis v. Scandaliato

PONDER, Justice.

The defendants have appealed from a judgment awarding the plaintiff double damages and attorney’s fees for selling the plaintiff an automobile at a price in excess of the maximum price fixed by the Emergency Price Control Act, 50 U.S.C.A. Appendix, § 901 et seq.

The plaintiff brought suit against the defendants for the rescission of the sale, and in the alternative for a reduction in price and in the further alternative for treble damages and attorney’s fees, for the violation of the Emergency Price Control Act.

After issue was joined and the case was tried, the lower court gave…