Legal Opinion

Schachter v. Singer

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided January 18, 1946No. 332PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

CAYTON, Associate Judge.

Plaintiffs sued to recover $1,850 which was double the amount allegedly collected by their landlord in excess of the legal rent ceiling.1 The landlord filed an answer, together with a motion for summary judgment. The motion was granted and plaintiffs appeal.

From the pleadings and certain accompanying exhibits we obtain a complete history of the transaction. Early in 1942 the landlord petitioned the Rent Administrator for an increase in rent and the Administrator on March 7, 1942, with the acquiescence of the tenants (appellants here), entered an order fixing the…

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