Woods, Housing Expediter v. Gorman

KERNER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff brought suit under § 206(b) of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1881 et seq., to enjoin defendants from removing or evicting or attempting to remove or evict the tenants from certain premises within the Chicago defense-rental area, consisting of an apartment building containing 31 apartments and used as housing accommodations in the Village of Oak Park, Illinois.

The facts are not in dispute. It is agreed that the defendants sought to evict their tenants from the 30 apartments which they occupied at the time the complaint was…