Porter v. Warner Holding Co.

In this case we are concerned with the power of a federal court, in an enforcement proceeding under § 205 (a) of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942,1 to order restitution of rents collected by a landlord in excess of the permissible máximums.

The Warner Holding Company, the respondent, owns eight apartment houses in Minneapolis, Minnesota, con-, taining approximately 280 dwelling units. Between November 1, 1942, and June 29, 1943, it demanded and received rents in excess of those permitted by the applicable maximum rent regulations issued under the Act. The Administrator of the Office of…