SMITH v. KAFIN

Civ. A. No. 16105.

140 F.Supp. 595 (1956)

Dave and Cleo SMITH v. Leon KAFIN.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

April 24, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Stern, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Davis & Davis, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


GRIM, District Judge.

Plaintiffs filed a complaint November 30, 1953, against the defendant for treble damages for rent overcharges under Section 205 of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix § 1881 et seq.

Defendant moves to dismiss for want of jurisdiction, because the amount in controversy is less than $3,000, citing Fields v. Washington, 3 Cir., 1949, 173 F.2d 701.

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