Legal Opinion
Woods v. Kimmey
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 31, 1950No. Civ. No. 7339Published
1Opinion of the Court
GOURLEY, District Judge.
Tighe E. Woods, Housing Expediter, has brought suit for injunctive relief and as an adjunct thereof, for an order directing restitution of the overcharges made by the defendant to the tenants.
The action was instituted under Section 206(a) and 206(b) of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1881 et seq. Said Act expressly authorizes a suit by the United States, through the Housing Expediter, to obtain an order enjoining practices in violation of the Act or other order appropriate to the case.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Fields v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- Thierry v. GilbertCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1945
- 222 East Chestnut Street Corp. v. MurphyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1945
- Woods v. BomboyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Woods v. DodgeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
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