Legal Opinion
Bibb Mfg. Co. v. Bowles
Emergency Court of Appeals
Decided January 12, 1944No. 59PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWS, Judge.
Complainant is the owner of cotton mills located in the Columbus and Macon, Georgia, Defense-Rental Areas. Within the vicinity of its mills it owns four hundred ninety-eight dwelling houses, known as “company houses”, which are rented to its employees. About 30% of the company’s employees in the Macon Area and about 37% of those in the Columbus Area live in these houses. The rents charged have been less than those charged by other landlords for comparable accommodations. On July 1, 1941, complainant increased its rents to a level claimed to be required to cover maintenance costs…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Dobson v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- BORDEN’S FARM PRODUCTS CO., INC. v. TEN EYCK, COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE & MARKETS OF NEW YORK, Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Taylor v. BrownEmergency Court of Appeals · 1943
- Wilson v. BrownEmergency Court of Appeals · 1943
- Chatlos v. BrownEmergency Court of Appeals · 1943
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Adams, Rowe & Norman, Inc. v. BowlesEmergency Court of Appeals · 1944
- Equitable Trust Co. v. BowlesEmergency Court of Appeals · 1944
- West v. WinstonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1948
- Dixie Pine Products Co. v. BowlesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947
- Fairmac Corp. v. RobertsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
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