Woods v. Wallace

McGRANERY, District Judge.

This is an action by the Housing Expediter to compel restitution of rent overcharges to four tenants and to enjoin defendant from violating the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1881 et seq., by receiving rents over the legal maximum. Plaintiff has moved for a summary judgment, thereby raising two issues: whether there is any “genuine issue as to any material fact” and whether he is entitled to a judgment on the law.

The facts as alleged in the complaint and admitted in defendant’s answer are as follows: Defendant is the landlord of four housing…