Torres v. Blanes

Mr. Acting Chief Justice Todd, Jr.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

In the complaint filed in the District Court of San Juan in this action for treble damages under § 205 of the Federal Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended — 50 U.S.C.A. App. §1895 — 1 the sum of $2,385 was claimed. This sum corresponded to three times the amount in excess of the *661rental fixed by the O.P.A., which was $60 per month, to the dwelling leased by the plaintiff, on the ground that the defendant had charged $75 per month during 53 months, that .is, a $15 monthly overcharge. The court correctly held in its…