Greco v. Esposito

Plaintiffs challenge the legal sufficiency of the defense of the one-year Statute of Limitations [Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amd., § 205, subd. (e)] asserted in the amended answer served by the defendants in this action to recover from a landlord certain overcharges paid by the plaintiffs from September, 1944, until August, 1947.

Inasmuch as the order of the New York Area Bent Director reducing the rent as of November 1, 1943, was issued on August 13,1947, and this action was commenced by the service of process upon the defendants on the 27th and 28th days of January, 1948 — less…