Case Name: UNITED STATES v. SIMONS et al.
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1951-06-07
Citations: 190 F.2d 166
Docket Number: No. 4261
Parties: UNITED STATES v. SIMONS et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 190
Pages: 166–167

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES v. SIMONS et al.
No. 4261.
United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit.
June 7, 1951.
Walter A. Rochow, Sp. Lit. Atty., OHE, Washington, D. C. (Ed Dupree, Gen. Counsel, OHE, and Leon J. Libeu, Asst. Gen. Counsel, OHE, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for appellant.
Gladys E. Friel, Tulsa, Okl., for appel-lees.
Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, and MURRAH and PICKETT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
On May 26, 1950, the United States commenced this action against the Simonses, alleging violations of § 206(a) of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1881 et seq., and the Controlled Housing Rent Regulation, 12 F. R. 4331, 13 F.R. 1861, and seeking restitution and injunctive relief. The trial court found that Florence Simons, as agent of Evelyn Turk, rented certain housing accommodations in the Tulsa Rent Area to Asa C. Hammert for the period from February 15, 1948, to January 15, 1949, and collected a monthly rental for such period of $65 per month, and that the maximum legal rent on the housing accommodations during such period was $25 per month; that all housing accommodations in the Tulsa Rent Area had been decontrolled, and that the housing accommodations leased to Hammert were no longer subject to rent control. The trial court concluded that since rent control was no longer in force in the Tulsa Rent Area, there was no basis for injunctive relief, and that since there was no basis for injunctive relief, the court had no power to require restitution for the excessive rent charged more than one year prior to the commencement of the action.
From a judgment dismissing the action as to Florence Simons the United States has appealed.
On authority of United States v. Foga-ley, 10 Cir., 190 F.2d 163, the judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.