Legal Opinion
Burns v. Donohue
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided July 29, 1948No. Civ. No. 10253PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADDEN, District Judge.
This is treble damage action for over-ceiling charge of rent commenced under the Emergency Price Control Act, Title 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 901 et seq., and in particular, under § 205(e), Title 50 U.S. C.A.Appendix, § 925(e). The matter was tried by the court. ■
The suit was instituted by the individual plaintiff, Delia Burns, for $5,586, being three times the alleged overcharge of $1,-862 for the rental of premises 13 South Maryland Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The facts briefly are these. On May 7, 1946, the defendant, Catherine E. Donohue, by written lease (Exh.…
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- Bowles v. CohenDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1944
- Ison v. BakerDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1946
- Porter v. PinchDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1946
3Cited by2 opinions
- Gaylord Shops, Inc. v. Pittsburgh Miracle Mile Town & Country Shopping Center, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1963
- Bray v. PeckCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951