Chef Italiano Corp. v. Kent State Univ.

The issue the parties present is whether a corporate officer not authorized to practice law has the authority to file a notice of appeal on behalf of the corporation.

While this presents an issue of first impression in this state which this court at some point should decide, we decline to do so in this case because we lack jurisdiction to hear this appeal on that issue.

The question of our jurisdiction to hear this appeal was not raised or briefed by any party. Nevertheless, we raise it on our own motion.

The jurisdictional issue in this case provides us with a perfect vehicle to speak about an…