Haines v. Porter

This appeal is from a decree for an injunction and treble damages founded upon the sale of appellant’s automobile above a ceiling price fixed pursuant to the Emergency Price Control Act. 56 Stat. 33, §: 205(a) and (e), as amended, 58 Stat. 640,. 50 U.S.C.A.War Appendix, § 925(a) and. (e). Appellant is a dealer in automobiles. It is not disputed that he owned the automobile and that it was willfully sold by his regular salesman at a price above the-ceiling. Appellant denies that he personally participated in the violation of the Act and attacks the evidence which tended to show that he did so.…