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BOWLES v. AMERICAN STORES

No. 8551.

139 F.2d 377 (1943)

BOWLES, Price Adm'r, v. AMERICAN STORES, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia.

Decided December 13, 1943.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Abraham Glasser, Special Appellate Attorney, Office of Price Administration, of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Messrs. George J. Burke, General Counsel, Thomas I. Emerson, Associate General Counsel, Fleming James, Jr., Chief, Litigation Branch, David London, Head Appellate Section, and Karl E. Lachmann and Edward H. Hatton, Attorneys, all of the Office of Price Administration, all of Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellant.

Mr. Walter E. Gallagher, of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before MILLER and EDGERTON, Associate Justices, and DOBIE, Circuit Judge sitting by designation.

EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

This is an action by a consumer under § 205(e) of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942: "If any person selling a commodity violates a regulation, order, or price schedule prescribing a maximum price or maximum prices, the person who buys such commodity for use or consumption other than in the course of trade or business may bring an action either for $50 or for treble...

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