Legal Opinion
Currie v. Flack
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 21, 1951No. 4564_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGRUDER, Chief Judge.
A tenant filed his complaint in the court below under § 205 of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, 61 Stat. 199, 63 Stat. 27, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1895, seeking to recover from the landlord reasonable attorney’s fees and costs plus liquidated damages in the amount of $345, being three times the amount of alleged overcharges for the period October 15, 1948, to March 15, 1949. It having been stipulated by the parties that the amount in controversy did not exceed $3,000, the district court, after hearing argument on defendant’s motion to dismiss, entered…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Mondou v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Testa v. KattSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Fields v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- Adler v. Northern Hotel Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Joseph W. Hales v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Ellis v. LynchDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1952
- Landes v. BarrettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
- Reemsen v. StoneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
- Joseph W. Hales v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974