Wicker v. Trust Co. of Fla.

On September 1, 1926, Cyrus F. Wicker executed to Trust Company of Florida, a corporation, as trustee, sixty-two mortgage bonds aggregating a principal of $15,000.00. A mortgage to the trustee was given as security. Upon foreclosure proceedings brought to enforce the mortgage the defendants filed an answer to the effect following:

That the execution of the bonds and mortgage was admitted; that defendants had signed an application for loan of $15,000.00 but had received only the sum of $8,196.48; that.the Marion Mortgage Company and the Trust Company’ of Florida, although separate corporate…