Pratt v. Hollenbeck

Kitts, P. J.,

Plaintiffs brought an action in assumpsit to recover the sum of $50 for each time that defendant demanded and received from plaintiffs rent in excess of the legal maximum permitted for housing accommodations in Erie, Pa. Plaintiffs in their statement of claim allege that on 17 different occasions defendant demanded and received rental for housing accommodations in excess of that permitted by maximum rent regulation no. 28 covering the Erie defense rental area, and seek to recover the sum of $850. Defendant has filed an affidavit of defense raising questions of law in which he…