Beers v. Peters

This is a suit brought by plaintiff, C.P. Beers, the tenant of the premises 1021 Philip Street, against the defendants, Elbert J. Peters and Mrs. Louise Peters. Plaintiff alleges that defendants charged him in excess of the ceiling rental fixed under the provisions of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, 50 U.S.C.A. Appendix, § 901 et seq., and that defendants failed to comply with an order of the Office of Price Administration dated June 14, 1946, issued by the local Rent Director, ordering a refund of the overcharge. He claims that he paid $5.00 per month in excess of the maximum rental…