Florida National Bank at Orlando v. Bolena

The appellant, the Florida National Bank at Orlando, has appealed from a judgment, based upon a directed verdict in favor of the appellee Shell Oil Company, entered by the’Circuit Court for Du-val County.

The appellant, plaintiff below, filed a complaint to recover from the oil company certain sums which the appellant had advanced to the appellee Bolena, a contractor, to use in constructing three Shell service stations, in reliance upon certain promises made to the appellant by Shell’s Florida real estate representative, one Logan, that upon the completion of the stations the advances would be…