Henderson v. Baldwin (54 F. Supp. 438, 1942)

SCHOONMAKER, District Judge.

This is an action under the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, Sec. 205(a), 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix § 925(a), by Leon Henderson, Administrator, Office of Price Administration, to enjoin defendants from demanding, or receiving, rent in the Erie Defense Rental Area in violation of the price-schedule effective in that area under the provisions of Section 2 of that Act, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix § 902.

A preliminary injunction was granted, and the case came on for trial on the complaint, answer and proofs.

The facts of the case are briefly these. By Maximum Rent Regulations No. 28 (Fed.Reg. 7, 4913) effective July 1, 1942, the Administrator fixed as the maximum rent for housing accommodations in the Erie Defense Area, the rents prevailing as