Feinberg v. White

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

Samuel Feinberg, a tenant, brought this suit under Section 205(e) of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 925(e), to recover treble damages and attorney’s fees for an alleged overcharge of rent, in violation of the Rent Regulations for Housing.

The complaint alleges that plaintiff leased and rented from defendant a certain dwelling house in Miami Shores, Dade County, Florida, for the six months period beginning on November 15th, 1946, and ending on May 15th, 1947, for the sum of $2,000, that the housing accommodation in question is…