Legal Opinion

West v. Schwarz

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 16, 1950No. 10000PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUFFY, Circuit Judge.

This is an action to recover treble damages for alleged overcharges of rent under the provisions of Sec. 205, Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended and extended, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1895. A jury having been waived, the case was tried to the court. Findings of fact and conclusions of law were filed and judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $6,500 which included $500 attorney fees.

The complaint alleges that defendant, as the owner of the premises located at 7000 Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois, at the time he leased an apartment to plaintiff,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
  2. Adler v. Northern Hotel Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
  3. Meyercheck v. GivensCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
  4. Lewis MacH. Co. v. Aztec Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
  5. Webb v. FrischCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Central Ry. Signal Co. v. LongdenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
  2. James Depass v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  3. United States v. Calvin J. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
  4. Penn-Texas Corporation, and Ernest Stroheim v. Robert H. Morse, Henry L. Gartman, Intervening-Plaintiff-Appellant v. Robert H. MorseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
  5. Rolley, Inc. v. YounghusbandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953

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