Jacobs v. Bendlea

This is a suit for $750 plus 25% attorney's fees, which the plaintiff, Jack H. Jacobs, claimed as triple damages under Section 205(e) of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 925(e). The suit is brought against Mr. and Mrs. Wallace L. Bendler, who are alleged to be "jointly, severally and in solido indebted unto your petitioner." The petition alleges that plaintiff entered into a written contract of lease for a period of approximately one year, beginning October 15, 1944, and ending September 30, 1945, covering the premises No. 214 Helois Street, in…