Legal Opinion
Mayer v. Buchanan
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 27, 1946No. 446PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from an adverse judgment in an action for double the amount of excess rent collected from her by defendant, allegedly in violation of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act.1
According to the agreed statement on appeal plaintiff became the tenant of dwelling property in December 1941 under a lease which provided for a monthly rental of $85 and which was signed by defendant J. Wesley Buchanan as “Agent for the Owner only.” It was later revealed that the property had rented on January 1, 1941, the freeze date set under the Rent Act,2 at $65 per month.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Ell Dee Clothing Co. v. MarshNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Inland Waterways Corp. v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Delsnider v. GouldCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Thierry v. GilbertCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1945
- Dodge v. BloodMichigan Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Everett A. R. Searl, Pearl A. Searl v. Donald M. EarllCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Resnick v. Abner B. Cohen Advertising, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
- Dunning v. Randall H. Hagner & Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- Henderson v. PhillipsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
- McNeill v. AppelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
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