Hart v. Leihy

WHITTAKER, District Judge.

This is an action under the National Housing and Rent Act1, and more particularly under Section 1895 of that Act, by a tenant to recover damages in treble the amount of excessive rents claimed to have been paid to and received and retained by the defendant-landlord for the use and occupancy of a “controlled housing accommodation”, in Kansas City, during a period “beginning in March of 1952 and continuing until and including March of 1953”, and for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.

The matter is now before me upon plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, under Rule…