Legal Opinion
Kenneth Cole v. EV Properties, L.P.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 18, 2014No. 13-3677UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal turns on which of two lines of Ohio Supreme Court authority controls an improperly notarized oil and gas lease. The district court applied the rule of Citizens Nat’l Bank v. Denison, 165 Ohio St. 89, 133 N.E.2d 329, 332 (1956), and Logan Gas Co. v. Keith, 117 Ohio St. 206, 158 N.E. 184, 185 (1927), which holds that instruments reflecting a conveyance of a real estate interest remain enforceable between the parties, despite a defective acknowledgment. On this basis, the district court granted defendants’ motions to dismiss and for judgment on the pleadings.…
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