Home Savings Bank v. Hunter

Plaintiff is the owner of premises occupied by defendant Weiss. It acquired title from the deed of the referee who sold the property under a judgment of foreclosure obtained by plaintiff. Weiss was a tenant of the former owner. Plaintiff applies for a writ of assistance to remove the occupant and obtain possession of the property (Civ. Prac. Act, § 985). The Administrator of the Office of Price Administration, who has intervened, contends that the possession of the tenant may not be disturbed unless in conformity with the Act of Congress (Emergency Price Control Act of 1942) and the…