Evening star., 1944-08-26
14 Taxicab Owners
Are Sued by 0PA
For Ceiling Violation,
Suits Ask $l.597. .5ee;
Accused Of Renting
Cars Above Legal Price

The District once of Price Ad-
ministration late yesterday fled
suits in District Court asking for
treble damages totaling 81 ,597 ,566
against 154 owners of locally oper-
ated taxicabs charging them with
renting their taxicabs to individual
drivers at above ceiling prices.
The damages sought are equal to
three times the alleged overcharges.
The suits also ask for injunctions to
prevent the owners from any over
charges in the future. The actions
also ask that the owners be re-
quired to keep proper records OF
rental charges and submit copies OF
the records to the OPA.
Those named in the suits include
both large taxicab companies and
individual cab owners.
Clerks Work Overtime.
The suits were filed in behalf OF
the OPA by John L. Laskey, District
OPA enforcement attorney, and As
sistant Enforcement Attorneys J..
Grahame Walker and Carl w. Beru-
eny. Clerks at District Court re-
mained overtime to finish filing the
suits.
The greatest amount of treble
damages asked for against any one
company or individual is $4,000.
Judgments for this sum were
asked, however, against a number
OF the owners. After rental records
are completed the amount of the
treble damages asked may be in
creased, Mr.. Walker said.
The alleged overcharges cover a
period OF approximately one year.
Defendants Are Listed.
Those against whom the suits
we're filed and the damage asked
follow:
Alyn XIX TnSmas 6nS W,,I:I S:1oq; Thomas W Few
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Dante P Gentiiucci S2,iOO: Samuel MARKS. Marks.
ssGso s.s ssisa ss1s s sseS sstTsn Raao,s bs9SS
Abrsms; $500: Tyler Frazer, So, 100: "
so Busiei sSsos s5S Gnn john heb
y; 6[aSWeL' S2o2O: J. D. Brown, S2,62O;
$500: james PeT ss. Sio .soS Emil, ri Mfkie. RseS.
s.Tds, $3.50; RHSssel a. sellers, 5000;
Wand. $4,000; Louis. zambeiii. $1,000:
SaTltSn ten l. Rice, $4,000; warren H. Davis,
~ fssGS D.nisi sod s:i1 i Rsss9d Gs.s
" ,se SCHULZ, s4.3so; Samuel o. Goldman.
eIe sSo EFnss H9qnE psn. ss1eo s:1eo;os sms3P
Freddis WILLIAMS, 50. 300: Clarence Frank
$500; $500; P;;Sia ward, $500; 'nsHni rerman
.sJi ioas Sum rsssy,,oo: Walker johnson.
I9x.:; ss:iSo; o' Houston. $500: $ 81 oss: ".
= ,a;5fsy aafy $3.50 $3.50
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1oyRs Rr1:rt sis a.sS sSS W,is% " Coates, 81
den. $500: willis Il. Smith Smith 81 81. 100: 100:
adn Hiram W. Lyon. $500: C. W. Cook. SIS:
CO. Afpov G1 1es c.i $1,000 Se
airport Transport. Inc, SIS, 200: Normsn
kegis ke, s,s sls oo9; coonisi c.S =, $1,000;
Nelson Jackson $4,000 I Harvey 0 W = Smith: Smith:
fit1.erejd' 9;Sgoj ':mss sIso5o 4 Jewell $4,000; r. r.
c.%pSs Miin sisooS: FSS ssaso Ms1So XoRss
Sl2;OOO: r. Bert Wallace. $4,000: Charles
watson, 5000; E. F. Thrailkili SI5.e
@ sTica "sls% sis6odR + jsmss sisson And5eg
SIS, Herman sheskin. SIS, 600: BeD.
jamin H. Russell. $4,000; Angelo Pug
Isi, 81 $4,000; James c. Preston Sl5. OOG.
Ghsols' fer.on Thompson hon s15,ooo c. E. Pat
xd Ed..r A: Kicker. $4,000; Edward T.
Asl5oeS s. OWN A5hS5 :15Soo s.n1:m,
Greenfield, S15O0O. NJ rit,nat,ynL
$4,000; Harry Morris $4,000: John p
Green, $4,000: Myron Taylor, $4,000;
J, Stanton, $4,000; A. L. Livsie,
$4,000; Nathan Mitchell. $4,000: C. S.
Johnson, 81 900: Frank w: Herl. sis 900;
Mdln:I Milli:m 7, Moorel.nd, Moo! si:oa5; Henry
$4,000; 4. L. Andrewles, Sl6.OO0 Alfred
$4,000; Marshall Robertson, S15,0o6:
Samuel T. Powell. SIS. 900 Louis Kite.
$4,000: Charles q. Burton, $4,000:
siasd, Max c. J. oooW Wiehle $4,000; Charles
,,Eosar TsSard .1;I.a 4 Amer. $1,000 Roy .syn.
c. Thorne. $4,000: Leo 7. love. ST 5.nno:
Oscar Z. Loving, $4,000: Maxwell Marks'
$4,000: Edward l. Martin. $4,000:
II n; Parsons. $4,000: Harold v. Robey.
$4,000: Sylvester c. Bond. $4,000;
PaTntholomew nh; r; Conner, $4,000: William
spad,sy sqai Willsn sh6oo Atkins John
John W. Cain, $4,000: A. j. caysliere.
Sl5 900; H. Feinbers, SIS, 900: Gabriel
Firtag $4,000: Joseph H. Fitzpatrick,
Sl5;0Oo Jack Fonoroff. SIS 5000: John W.
ro9l rooWler; Sl5 900: Lynwood c. Fritter, S15,-
ooo' chancellor Garrison. $4,000.