Ivester v. Gordon

L. M. Ivester and. Mrs. Mary Ivester sued H. T. Gordon for penalties and attorney’s fees growing out of alleged overcharges and violations of the provisions of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, 50 U. S. C. A. App., § 925 (e). The suit was in 39 counts. Each count charged a violation of rent regulations by the defendant in demanding and receiving from the plaintiffs either $11.50 for one week’s rental or $23 for two weeks’ rental on an apartment owned by the defendant on which the maximum rental permitted under the act was $37.50 per month. The allegations of all counts were alike…