Foti v. Heller

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Goldmanit, S. J. A. D.

Plaintiff tenants appeal from a county district court judgment in favor of defendant landlord in an action under N. J. 8. 2A :42-38, as amended, to *59recover treble damages for alleged rental overcharges during the 18-month period, November 1955 through April 1957.

At the trial the following facts were either stipulated or established without contradiction: Defendant purchased a two-story property at 415 45th Street, Union City, in 1951 for $15,000. At that time, and up to July 1955, the premises consisted of a store on the first…