Appel v. Public Service Holding Corp.

The defendant, landlord, moves for summary judgment in an action which a former tenant has brought against it to recover an alleged overcharge for housing accommodations. The period of occupancy was from September, 1947, through March, 1948, during which the plaintiff paid $160 a month. On May 13, 1948, on the basis of certain proceedings not clearly presented in the record but probably upon the application of the tenant, the Housing Expediter, through the Area Bent Director, declared that the maximum rent for the premises was $90 a month; and it is the overcharge of $70 a month that the…