Vandeventer v. Florida Savings Bank

The plaintiff instituted this suit against the defendant in the circuit court of Monroe county, which resulted in a judgment in favor of the latter, and the former appealed the cause to this court.

The petition filed therein (formal parts omitted) is as follows:

“Plaintiff states that defendant is a hanking corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Missouri and engaged in the hanking business in Monroe county in said State.

■ “Plaintiff for cause of action states that he owns and claims to have the title in fee simple, free and clear of all incumbrances whatsoever,…