Brannon v. Gargotta

This action was brought by the plaintiff, Edith Gar-gotta, against the defendant, Pat Bran-non, for the recovery of treble damages for rent overcharges exacted by Brannon in violation of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942. The trial court overruled defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence and his motion for a directed verdict, and submitted the case to a jury, which returned a verdict for plaintiff for the full amount sued for. Defendant appeals.

In this court defendant first contends that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for directed verdict, for the reason that the…