Legal Opinion
United States v. Moore
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 26, 1951No. 344PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
The United States brings this action under the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, 1 to obtain damages for violations of the Act and restitution of overceiling rentals collected. The question is whether under § 206 (b) of the Act a landlord may be ordered to make restitution of overceiling rentals where a prohibitory injunction is not required because the defense-rental area was decontrolled after the violations but before the Government brought suit.
Respondents are landlords of housing accommodations in Dallas, Texas. Between October 1, 1947, and May 31, 1949, they demanded and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Porter v. Warner Holding Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Creedon v. RandolphCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
- Bowles v. SkaggsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1945
- Ebeling v. WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- Woods v. RichmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by87 opinions
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,072 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Company, a Texas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Cross-Appellee v. Nelson Bunker Hunt, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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