Hatfield v. Barnes

Defendants in error Barnes brought action in unlawful detainer in the justice court to recover possession of an apartment in a house which was occupied by plaintiffs in error Hatfield as tenants from month to month. We shall refer to the parties as they appeared in the court below.

The complaint and notice alleged, as required by regulation of the office of price administration adopted pursuant to provisions of the Emergency Price Control Act, that “The landlord owned or acquired an enforceable right to buy or the right to possession of the housing accommodations prior to October 20, 1942, and…