Meyercheck v. Givens

MAJOR, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment, entered April 12, 1950, pursuant to the mandate of this court following our decision in Meyercheck v. Givens, 180 F.2d 221. The action was to recover damages against the defendant for alleged wilful rent overcharges, together with reasonable attorney fees (and for other relief not here material), under the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1881 et seq. In the original hearing, the court found separately the amount paid by each of the plaintiffs in excess of the maximum allowable rentals during the year…