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JANIFER v. WERNER

No. 1002.

78 A.2d 669 (1951)

JANIFER v. WERNER.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided February 16, 1951.

Rehearing Denied March 15, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Schneider, Washington, D. C., with whom Ben Lindas, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Herman Miller, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Ruffin A. Brantley, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Washington, D. C., for Robert F. Cogswell, Administrator of Rent Control for District of Columbia, intervenor.

Before CAYTON, Chief Judge, and HOOD and CLAGETT, Associate Judges.

CLAGETT, Associate Judge.

Plaintiff Werner, a real estate agent, sued defendant Janifer for possession of premises located at 17 Logan Circle, N. W., on the ground of nonpayment of rent in the amount of $310. Defendant counterclaimed for double an overcharge in rent claiming that whereas the maximum rent ceiling for the leased accommodations was $70 a month, he had paid $185 for three months, making an excess of $345 less $8 for a balance due and owing.

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