Evening star., 1944-08-26
.154 Taxicab Owners
Are Sued by 0PA
For Ceiling Violation,

The District Office of Price Ad.
miniStration late yesterday flee
suits in District Court asking fol
treble damages totaling 81 ,597 ,56t
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 tc
prevent the owners from any over
charges in the future. The action.
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-
ef1y. Clerks at District Court re-
manned 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 g
period of approximately one year.
Defendants Are Listed.
Those against whom the suits
were filed and the damage asked
follow:
Alvin Thomas, S2,lO0: Thomas w Fow-
Milton 4, Dickhaut. se52o: Johnnie Graz. Gray,
grover G. Nicholas, s1 ss.5ao: @illismm ANN n. !.
Cleveland; S2.1O0 Archie Davis, S2,10o;
Natalie ~, sivsrs, So, 800: Rudolf pavon. ts;SSn,
S2.l00; ALVIN Morsenstein 1000; Irwin
chaies johnsor n,eS ssso ss7er sSn
Pabcoek: 3 ss,52e; Glen c. BENJAMIN, ss,bso;
n, F. Dibble, $4,000; Arnold B. Mckee,
ards: $500; Russell a. selleS, $1,000:
Wand, $4,000; Louis zambelli, $1,000:
6 SaElton hno L. Rice $4,000; Warren H. Davis
Elred c. Ladd $1,000; Carl H. Camp
bell, 81 $50; E. K Daniel S2,l0O: Richard
". Schulz, $3.50; Samuel o. Goldman,
ss52 ~ s2o srnsSt Hons Hoqns s2loO simson
n Rssves Rss1eo; 5a%es WILSON, v1ss s3Ioc F5sd
DosEsry;: Booker; sfS'a sfS'a5o." "aFd' $780, FeFman
s2ioo; Alex Walkep saioo aMt5ef L. IShpson N GaI.
Hamer, .s2,10o: Frank Bethea, $4,000;
s4oo pa1fsg mafsy $685. $685.
Elwood s. Henry. s5.475 Ralph 2; Ed
wards HiIs $500; Herman Newman; 10000;
foyne; 81 5. 900: William 'eH Coates sa.Ioo a.
Herbert Bobb, S2,10O; Clarence A. Nor
den. $4,000: Willis H. Smith, 81. 100;
OOo Cardinal Cab Co. Inc, SIS. 900: Bell
Cab Co., Sic 900: Arrow Cab Co, S15, 900;
Airport TRANSPORT, Inc, $4,000: Norman
Sun Cab Co, ST 5 900: Radio Cab, $4,000:
Nelson Jackson, 81 800; Harvey W. smith
II 5000; James J; Jewell. $4,000: R. P.
william c. Fiss. $4,000; vollmer H.
Campbell, $4,000: Marion H. Brewer.
81 5000: r. Bert Wallace, $4,000; Charles
=. Watson, S15,000 E. F. Thrailkill, Sl5,-
900; William R. Sisson, S15,O0O Andrew
Sirica, $4,000. James F. Sager, $15 5000:
E: j. Ryan, $15,0OO: Gerald E. Russo,
$4,000: Herman Sheskin, $4,000: Ben
tamin H. Russell, S15 1000; Angelo Pug
liSi, $4,000; James c. Preston, $4,000:
Charles l. Thompson, $4,000; C. E. Pat
terson, $4,000.
Edgar A. Kicker, $4,000; Edward T.
$4,000; A. D. Gwin, $4,000; BENJAMIN
Greenfield, $4,000. M F. Fitzpatrick
$4,000: Harry Morris, $4,000; John B.
Green, $4,000: Myron Taylor. $4,000;