Tabb v. Hoberman

This is an action brought under the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 (U. S. Code, tit. 50, Appendix, §901 et seq.), based upon a claim that the defendants overcharged the plaintiff for rent of a furnished apartment to the extent of $5 per week for a period of about 74 weeks. Under the Act, if the allegations of the complaint are proved, the plaintiff would be entitled to recover an amount equal to either treble the amount of the overcharge or the sum of $50 for each overcharge, whichever is greater. That would make the maximum possible recovery in this case approximately .$3,700. The…