Parshalle v. Curl

Action to recover overcharges paid as rental for residential property. Defendant appeals from a judgment for plaintiff.

Plaintiff asserted at the trial that in January, 1946, she rented from defendant a dwelling house at 6672 Whitley Terrace in Los Angeles, including the garage and “the pagoda,” for $85 per month. (The pagoda, located in the garden, consisted of two rooms—one above the other.) She testified that on January 7, 1946, she paid to appellant, upon her demand, a bonus of $450 cash. She also testified that she paid to appellant, upon her demand, the following amounts: $135 per month…