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LANE v. FITZSIMMONS STORES

Civil Actions Nos. 3030, 3056, 3073, 3682, 3689, 3690, 3705.

62 F.Supp. 89 (1945)

LANE v. FITZSIMMONS STORES, Limited, et al., and six other cases.

District Court, S. D. California, C. D.

March 2, 1945.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur E. Briggs, J. Allan Frankel, David Silverton, and Albert Lane (in pro. per.) all of Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff.

Baldwin Robertson, Don S. Irwin, Clive W. Johnson (of Mitchell, Johnson & Ludwick), and John H. Blake (of Hanna & Morton), all of Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants.

McCOLLOCH, District Judge.

In an age when punitive damages and informer recoveries are being re-examined,1 a construction of a statute that permits an overcharge of less than five dollars to be converted into a claim for more than ten thousand dollars calls for serious consideration. It may be said that Congress made the law, and the Court's duty is to enforce it, but the question remains: Did Congress intend such a result?

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