Brown v. Cummins Distilleries Corp.

MILLER, District Judge.

This action was filed by the Price Administrator, Office of Price Administration, against the defendants Cummins Distilleries Corporation, its four officers, and its seven directors, three of whom are also officers, to recover $180,055.98 as treble damages under the provisions of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 901 et seq. The complaint alleges that during the period of September 18, 1942 through December 21, 1942 the Cum-mins Distilleries Corporation by and through its authorized agents and representatives (naming specifically its…