Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1303.67
(B)
(1) Subject to division (E) of this section, a note is paid to the extent payment is made by or on behalf of a party obliged to pay the note to a person that formerly was entitled to enforce the note only if at the time of the payment the party obliged to pay has not received adequate notification that the note has been transferred and that payment is to be made to the transferee. A notification is adequate only if all of the following apply:
(E) The obligation of a party to pay the instrument is not discharged under division (A), (B), (C), or (D) of this section under either of the following circumstances:
(1) A claim to the instrument under section 1303.36 of the Revised Code is enforceable against the party receiving payment and either of the following applies: