Wolfe v. Norris

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

This suit was brought on September 29, 1948, under the provisions of Section 205 (c) of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended and extended, 50 U.S. C.A.Appendix, § 925(c), and Section 205 of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, 50 U.S.A.Appendix, § 1895, to recover treble damages and attorney’s fees for an alleged overcharge on certain housing accommodations at Miami, Florida.

The complaint charges that plaintiffs rented from the defendants Apartment No. 2 at 221 S.W. 11th Avenue, Miami, Florida, during the period from November 1, 1947, to June 1, 1948; that…