In the case of Lake Twp. v. Walbridge, 2021-Ohio-3761, the Sixth District Appellate Court held that a contract was void because it did contain the signatures of the necessary office representatives.
Here, the township argued that an administrator signature was not necessary to create a valid contract and that a different legal standard applied. The village argued that without the village administrator signature, the contract was void.
The Court reasoned that because the township acknowledged that an administrator existed at the time the contract was executed and only the administrator could provide the requisite signature, the contract was invalid.
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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