Sovak v. Spivey

Waite, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} In this appeal, the guardian of appellant James E. Goins Jr. challenges whether the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas had the authority to approve an agreed judgment entry that granted an award of $1,000,000 to appellee, William Sovak, in a personal injury case. Appellant Butler Wick Trust Company (“Butler Wick”), as guardian of Goins’s estate, did not sign or ratify the agreed judgment entry. A guardian, in this context, must ratify any contractual agreements that the ward attempts to enter into. Butler Wick did not ratify the agreed judgment entry, and…