Cincinnati Traction Co. v. Cole
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western Division of the Southern District o.f Ohio; Howard C. Hollister, Judge. Action by James O. Cole and others, as executors of Clinton Crane, partners as C. Crane & Co., against the Cincinnati Traction Company. There was a judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
COCHRAN, District Judge.
The positions in the lower court of the parties to this writ were the reverse of what they are here. The trial was by jury, and the principal error assigned is the overruling of defendant's motion for a directed verdict. The motion was, not made until after the court's charge to the jury. The right to make it that late is challenged; but, as we hold that the motion was properly overruled, it is not necessary to -determine this question.- It may be noted, however, that the situation would have been different had the court refused to hqar the motion.
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