Legal Opinion
Porter v. Straughters
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 24, 1952No. 1165PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Appellant sued for possession of a room for which appellee had failed to pay rent totaling $174. Appellee by counterclaim alleged that for a period of 284 weeks she had paid $12 per week, whereas the rent ceiling on this room was $26 per month, and that she was entitled to recover double the amount of the overcharge. The statute of limitations was affirmatively pleaded by ■ appellant. The court, sitting without a jury, gave judgment for the appellant for possession and for rent due. The trial court further found that the rent ceiling for1 this particular room was $26…
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