Bowles v. Rogers

SHELBOURNE, District Judge.

Defendant, Mrs. Birdie L. Rogers, bought the six room apartment, which is the subject of this suit by the Office of Price Administration, on April 22, 1944. The property had been registered with the Area Rent Director at Clarksville, Tennessee, by the previous owner. The maximum rent as fixed was $23 per month.

On October 19, 1944, Mrs. Rogers filed a new registration in which she stated that *10the six room unit was first rented on October 14, 1944, and she declared the rent to be $45 per month.

Upon receipt of the registration, the Area Rent Director wrote to Mrs.…