Legal Opinion
First Bank & Trust Co. of Jacksonville v. First Guaranty Bank & Trust Co. of Jacksonville
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 5, 1968No. J-287PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPECTOR, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from a final order dismissing its amended complaint charging the appellee bank with unfair competition by use of a name so similar to plaintiff’s as to mislead and confuse the public, thereby resulting in a loss of business and profits to plaintiff.
Appellant’s corporate predecessor was initially chartered in 1922 as Title and Trust Company of Florida and operated *23both an abstract and title insurance business and a bank and trust business in Jacksonville, Florida. In 1961, the latter phase of that business was “spun off” and a new corporation was chartered…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- United Life Ins. v. United Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1954
- Fidelity Bond & Mortgage Co. v. Fidelity Bond & Mortgage Co. of TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1929
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- First Guaranty Bank & Trust Co. of Jacksonville v. First Bank & Trust Co. of JacksonvilleDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
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- First Guaranty Bank & Trust Co. of Jacksonville v. First Bank & Trust Co. of JacksonvilleDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970