Rheinberger v. Reiling

DONOVAN, District Judge.

By this action plaintiff seeks to recover an overcharge of $3,300.00, claiming liability incurred in that sum under the Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1821 et seq.,1 and the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, 50 U.S.C.A. Appendix, § 1881 et seq.,2 referred to herein, jointly, as the Acts.

*600Answering separately, defendants deny liability, challenge the jurisdiction of the court and plead the one year statute of limitations.

Much of the evidence is undisputed. Plaintiff was interested in buying a home. He read of one advertised for sale by…