Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Citation
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Parent Document
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Jurisdiction
- Missouri (state)
- Effective Date
- 1952-03-03
- Original Source
- https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2390711/thomsen-v-mill/ ↗
Other Sections in This Document (23)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
- Thomsen v. Mill, 248 S.W.2d 6 (1952)
Full Text
1,128 charsAs pointed out in our opinion in the instant case, the recovery here sought is the rental payments made in excess of the maximum arbitrarily fixed by the National Housing Act, for which that Act and no other statute or law creates a liability and provides the remedy and limitations, although the plaintiffs here, by pleading fraudulent withholding of knowledge of such excess, also seek substantial punitive damages. Unlike either the Bedell or Powers case, this action is directly and squarely based on the violation of the National Housing Act. The only punitive damages recoverable in such an action are such as are included in the provisions of the Act allowing judgment for three times the excess. On the other hand, the Bedell and Powers cases are actions for damages for vacation of premises obtained through the fraudulent procurement or use of false process claimed or pretended to be authorized by the Price Administration under the National Housing Act, for which that Act provides no remedy and for which the remedy, if any, must be found in the common law. See also, Meriwether v. Lumbard, Mo.App., 246 S.W.2d 363.