Sheffield v. Jefferson Parish Developers, Inc.

PONDER, Justice.

Hubert S. Sheffield, individually and under a power of attorney for ten others, brought suit against Jefferson Parish Developers, Inc., alleging that the defendant had overcharged the eleven plaintiffs for rents during the period beginning September 10, 1942 and ending October 31, 1944 in amounts ranging from $83.60 to $250, each, making a total overcharged to all the plaintiffs, combined, of $1,736.60. They seek to recover treble this amount as damages under the Emergency Price Control Act of Congress of January 30, 1942, 56 Stat. 23, 50 U.S.Code § 901 et seq., 50…