Schnack v. Rent Control Com.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

CRISTY, J.

The plaintiff in error (hereinafter called plaintiff) seeks a review and reversal of a judgment of the circuit court of the first circuit and rental orders made in pursuance of an appeal from the rent control commission in proceedings brought under section 9658, Revised Laws of Hawaii 1945.

The plaintiff had filed petitions before the rent control commission of Honolulu on March 28, 1947, asking for an increase in rental on six two-bedroom duplex units from $50 to $60 per month on a comparable basis with four identical units in the same residence court, where…