Legal Opinion

Mancuso v. Santucci

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided November 8, 1949No. 865PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

CAYTON, Chief Judge.

Two tenants, husband and wife, appeal from an order dismissing an action they had brought to recover for certain rent overcharges. Their suit had been commenced by a bill of particulars 1 claiming $400 from each of appellees. They alleged that despite a monthly rent ceiling of $50, the defendants had demanded and received from them a total of $75 per month for eight months. Defendant Santucci was alleged to have received an overcharge of $22.50 per month and defendant Turner, an overcharge of $2.50 per month. Alleging that each of such receipts was a separate and distinct…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Land v. DollarSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Winget v. RockwoodCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
  3. United States v. Association of American RailroadsDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1945
  4. Dollar v. LandCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
  5. Topping v. FryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1945

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Santucci v. MancusoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951

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