Frisch v. Lopez

CLARY, District Judge.

This is an action brought under the provisions of Section 205(e) of The Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, Act of Jan. 30, 1942, c. 26, Title II, Sec. 205(e), 56 Stat. 33, as amended, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 925(e), to recover amounts paid in excess of legal maximum rental. The period for which recovery of overcharges is sought is from May 1, 1946 to December 31, 1947. The complaint was filed on February 3, 1948.

The statutory cause of action created in favor of an overcharged tenant by The Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, extended only to overcharges…