Walton Motors, a Corporation v. United States

PICKETT, Circuit Judge.

The United States brought this action against Walton Motors, a corporation engaged in the retail automobile business, to recover statutory damages for violation of ceiling price regulations GCPRSR-5 (15 F.R. 1769 et seq.) promulgated under the provisions of the Defense Production Act of 1950 as amended 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 2061 et seq., and Economic Stabilization General Order No. 2 (16 F.R. 738). The regulations provide that if a retail automobile dealer had made a charge for “preparing and conditioning” new automobiles for delivery during the established base…