98 Ohio App. 3d 456 - In Re Lawson’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “in any action that is commenced [and] fails otherwise than upon the merits, the plaintiff * * * may commence a new action within one year after the date of the * * * failure otherwise than upon the merits or within the period of the original applicable statute of limitations, whichever occurs later. " (Emphasis added). The refiled complaint was timely as to the lease claims. {¶ 23} Despite this conclusion as to timeliness, we nonetheless conclude the trial court properly dismissed the lease claim because appellant lacked standing to bring this claim on behalf of his corporation, EMA. "A corporation cannot maintain litigation in propria persona, or appear in court through an officer of the corporation or an appointed agent not admitted to the practice of law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ettayem v. Land of Ararat Invest. Group, Inc.

2. “Although an individual party may represent himself, such right of self-representation does not extend to parties who are not natural persons.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ettayem v. Land of Ararat Invest. Group, Inc.

3. “[a] public agency like a corporation must be represented by counsel, not an individual not licensed to practice law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re J.D.B.