SHEFFIELD v. JEFFERSON PARISH DEVELOPERS

No. 39322.

45 So.2d 621 (1950)

216 La. 1055

SHEFFIELD et al. v. JEFFERSON PARISH DEVELOPERS, Inc.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 20, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie P. Beard, New Orleans, for applicant.

Chaffe, McCall, Toler & Phillips and Leon Sarpy, New Orleans, for plaintiff and appellee.


PONDER, Justice.

We granted a review in these consolidated cases because we entertained grave doubts as to the correctness of the judgment of the Court of Appeal.

In these suits the plaintiffs seek to recover triple the amount of overcharges of rents alleged to have been collected from them by the defendant, and for attorneys' fees. On trial the lower court rejected their demand. On appeal the judgment was reversed by the Court of Appeal and the plaintiffs...

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