In re Hoopes & Industrial Trust Co.

Harrington, J.,

delivering the opinion of the Court:

The stock of goods and merchandise of the tenant of a store in the City of Wilmington was levied on by the Sheriff under execution process on April 28th, 1937, and was subsequently sold by him on that writ on December 15th, 1937.

The tenant in question held the store occupied by her under a written lease from Henry Hoopes, the owner, for three years from February 25th, 1936, at an annual rental of $3600.00, payable in advance, at the rate of $300 per month. At the time the goods of the tenant were seized under execution process, one month’s…