Legal Opinion
Burns v. Bishop
District Court, W.D. Arkansas
Decided February 6, 1950No. Civ. No. 870PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN E. MILLER, District Judge.
This is a suit by the plaintiff, a tenant, to recover treble the amount of certain alleged overcharges received by the defendant, a landlord, brought under Section 205 of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1895. The amount prayed for as liquidated damages is $270.00.
By amendment to the answer, defendant alleges that the court is without jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction of the United States District Courts is, of course, limited, and a District Court may hear and determine only those claims that fall within the scope of that…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Fields v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- Adler v. Northern Hotel Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
- McCrae v. JohnsonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1949
- Adams v. BacklundDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1948
- Ramseyer v. ContestabileDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1949
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Landes v. BarrettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
- Derber v. MoberlyDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1951