Young v. Wierenga

Plaintiff purchased an automobile from the defendant, a used-car dealer, and paid $1,625 for the same, which sum was $720 in excess of the maximum price fixed for the sale of said automobile by the office of price administration (OPA) under authority of the Federal emergency price control act of 1942, as amended. * Plaintiff then brought the instant suit for $2,160, treble damages, under said act. The case came up for trial by jury, and at the close- of plaintiff’s proofs, on motion the court directed a verdict for the defendant. From the judgment entered thereon plaintiff appeals. The ground…