Legal Opinion
Bray v. Peck
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1951No. 12557_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Circuit Judge.
The instant suit was brought by Bray against Peck under Section 205 of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, 1 to recover threefold damages for alleged overcharges of rent on housing accommodations in Los Angeles, and a reasonable attorney’s fee.
The premises as a whole were registered originally with the Office of Price Administration under the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 901 et seq., by the then owner, Gilbert, and testimony showed that the rent for the unfurnished structure was $45.00 per month on March 1, 1942, the maximum rent date. Date of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- A. H. Phillips, Inc. v. WallingSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Benson Hotel Corporation v. WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1948
- Koepke v. FontecchioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- Gates v. WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- Walling v. General Industries Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Gross v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- González Vda. de Hernández v. Pérez ColónSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1967
- Pinsky v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Bray v. PeckCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- González v. Pérez ColónSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1967
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