Maddox v. Arch Realty Corp.

The defendant Harman moves to dismiss the complaint pursuant to rule 113 of the Rules of Civil Practice. The plaintiffs sue for treble damages under the Federal Housing and Rent Act of 1947 (U. S. Code, tit. 50, Appendix, § 1881 et seq.) for alleged willful exaction of rent for housing accommodations in excess of the legally established maximum. The nature of the action places on the plaintiffs the burden of bringing themselves clearly within the terms of the statute which imposes the liability here sought to be imposed. The plaintiffs have not done so. When the defendant furnished the…