Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. Sandidge
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 26, 1949No. 741PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAGETT, Associate Judge.
This appeal is taken to reverse a summary judgment for plaintiff awarding him twice a rent overcharge claimed under the *870District of Columbia Emergency Rent-Act. 1 That act authorizes such recovery when a landlord collects rent in excess of the applicable rent ceiling. The premises leased to plaintiff by defendant were admittedly rented to another tenant on January 1, 1941, the test date fixed in the Rent Act, and therefore the only material issue between the parties was the legal rent on that date.2 By its summary judgment the trial court found that the legal rent on…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Walling v. Fairmont Creamery Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- Sprague v. VogtCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
- Fletcher v. KriseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Geller v. Transamerica CorporationDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1943
- Battista v. Horton, Myers & RaymondCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Spellman v. American Security Bank, N.A.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Aderholdt v. LewisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
- Richardson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Emerson v. American Express Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951
- Dewey v. ClarkDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
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