Legal Opinion
Bowles v. Murray
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 24, 1946No. Civ. A. No. 29670PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, Associate Justice.
This is an action by the Administrator of the Office of Price Administration for treble damages for violation of a maximum price regulation.
Section 205(e) of the Emergency Price Control Act1 authorizes a person who is injured by the violation of a maximum price or rent regulation to bring suit on account of the overcharge. It is further provided that, in such suit, the amount recovered shall be not more than three times the amount of the overcharge. The Administrator is permitted to institute such an action only in the event that the injured party either fails to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hart's Appeal from ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1865
- Beasley v. GottliebSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1945
- Twist v. Colonial Trust Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Webster v. FreemanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
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