Legal Opinion
United States v. Steagall
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided January 19, 1950No. Civ. Nos. 1727, 1752PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, District Judge.
This suit was brought by Tighe E. Woods as Housing Expediter v. Pirl E. Steagall et al. seeking, primarily, restitution for approximately seventy-two tenants of the defendant who had, at various times, occupied the rental property of the defendant. Some of these claims extended back a number of years.
In addition to the claim for restitution there is also a claim for triple damages. For a suit of this character the amount involved was large.
At the threshold of the trial, and before we can determine and adjudicate the rights of the parties, we are confronted with the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Porter v. Warner Holding Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Midstate Horticultural Co. v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Sharrow v. . Inland Lines, Ltd.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Veazie v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
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3Cited by4 opinions
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