Legal Opinion
Gould v. Delsnider
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 16, 1945No. 264PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Associate Judge.
In furtherance of the national defense program, Congress in December 1941 en-' acted an Emergency Rent Act for the Dis*141trict of Columbia.1 Among its stated purposes were to prevent undue rent incases and other inflationary practices relating to housing accommodations. Comprehensive in its terms, the act provided for the appointment of an Administrator of Rent Control and vested him with broad powers, including the power to regulate rents in accordance with certain prescribed for-mulae. The Act froze rentals as of the amount payable on January 1, 1941.2 For property not…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bowles v. American Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Gilbert v. ThierryDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1945
- Moore v. CoatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944
- Hicks v. BehrendDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944
- Sager v. StampsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944
3Cited by6 opinions
- Delsnider v. GouldCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Borzillo v. ThompsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
- Janes v. NoorbolmDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- Fulton R. Gordon, Inc. v. SchramDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
- Banks v. ThorwarthDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
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