Exchange Nat. Bank of Tampa v. Bryan

Early in January, 1930, Hiram L. Stevenson of St. Joseph, Missouri, established his- residence at Tampa, Florida, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Bryan of that city. Stevenson was a retired dry goods merchant, a bachelor about sixty-fiv.e years old, without living father, mother, or other near relative except two sisters living at Wellston, Ohio. He was worth then and at the time of his death not less than $175,000, most of which was liquid. Immediotely prior to coming to Tampa Stevenson had lived with his siters in Ohio for several years but his relations with them were not 'satisfactory.…