Neil v. Anti

Cox, /.

This is an action to recover treble damages and an attorney’s fee because of overcharges of rent alleged to have been made by the defendant for the period October, 1949 to January 15, 1953. Housing and Rent Act of 1947 (61 U.S. Sts. at Large, 193 et seq.). The answer contained a general denial and a denial of willfulness in overcharging. By amendment, the defendant filed a declaration in set-off alleging arrearages in rent from September 1, 1952 to January 31, 1953, inclusive. The plaintiff answered that he paid $850.00 over the entire rental period for which the legal rent was…