Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. v. Dennis M. Conley

In this foreclosure case’, the trial court granted the borrower’s motion for involuntary dismissal because the bank did not present competent substantial evidence of its standing to foreclose. We affirm.

The record in this case reveals that, at one time or another, at least six different banking entities claimed ownership of the borrower’s note. The problem is not the number of entities claiming, ownership, but the similarities of their names. Two of the entities are:

• JP Morgan Chase Bank; and

• JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Two others are:

• Bank of New York Company, Inc.; and

• The Bank of New York…