County of Okeechobee v. Florida National Bank

On Rehearing

Hutchison, Circuit Judge.

This suit was instituted in Okeechobee County, Florida, in August of 1931 by the County of Okeechobee against the Florida National Bank of Jacksonville and the Liquidator of the Peoples Bank of Okeechobee.

This case comes to this Court on appeal from a final decree rendered by the Circuit Court for Okeechobee County, Florida. The final decree was in favor of the defendant, The Florida National Bank of Jacksonville.

On January 19, 1940, this Court filed an opinion written by 'Mr.- Justice Buford reversing the chancellor, Elwyn Thomas, and remanding the cause…