Johnson v. Winn & Lovett Grocery Co.

Appellee, Winn & Lovett Grocery Company, a corporation, the operator of a series of stores in Orlando, leased space therein to J. E. Baker, Inc., for the purpose of conducting meat markets. J. E. Baker, Inc., got in arrears on rent and Winn & Lovett Grocery Company instituted a distress proceeding pursuant to Section 5398, Compiled General Laws of 1927, to recover the amount due. Writ of possession was issued and the sheriff levied on the meat market fixtures of the defendant a portion of which were held under conditional sales contract with title reserved in the vendor.

Just before the…