Legal Opinion
Shenk v. Cohen
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 6, 1947No. 448PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff recovered judgment for $330 (together with an attorney’s fee of $75) representing double the amount of rent paid to defendant, during a 33 month period, in excess of the maximum rent ceiling prescribed by the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act. (Code 1940, 45— 1610.)
On this appeal, defendant’s principal contention is that the major portion of plaintiff’s claim accrued more than one year before the suit was filed and hence was barred by Code 1940, 12 — 201 which prescribes a one-year limitation upon actions “for any statutory penalty or forfeiture.”…
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