Capital National Bank of Tampa, Cross-Appellant v. J.A. Hutchinson, Jr., Cross-Appellee

DYER, Circuit Judge:

In this controversy involving fraud, shoddy business, practices and misplaced trust, Hutchinson asks this Court to reverse a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of Capital National Bank of Tampa, Florida. The District Court held Hutchinson liable as the sole remaining solvent endorser on five notes, totalling $40,000. On appeal, Hutchinson contends that the debt for which the notes were collateral had been discharged, thereby releasing him from liability. Capital cross-appeals, claiming that the jury verdict for Hutchinson on a sixth note, in the amount of…