Bainum v. Patton

This is an appeal on questions of law from the Cincinnati Municipal Court. The facts set out in the amended narrative bill of exceptions in brief are as follows. Plaintiff brought suit on a promissory note. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence defendant moved for a directed verdict on the ground that the note was conditional on its face and there was no proof that the condition had been satisfied. The court said that in its opinion the note was conditional upon its face and it was inclined to grant defendant’s motion but, in the interest of justice, it would permit plaintiff to reopen…