Lapinski v. Copacino

The Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 (56 Stat. 23; U. S. Code, tit. 50, Appendix, §901 et seq.) puts a ceiling on prices for certain commodities, and, within certain areas, on rents of dwellings and apartments. Section 205e of the Act (U. S. Code, tit. 50, Appendix, §925[e]) gives an overcharged person the right to bring an action for triple the amount by which the consideration exceeded the applicable maximum price, or $50, whichever is the greater, plus attorney’s fees and costs. Under this section “Any suit or action.... may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction.”

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