Unless otherwise represented, a minor, incapacitated individual, unborn individual, or person whose identity or location is unknown and not reasonably ascertainable may be represented by and bound by another having a substantially identical interest with respect to the particular question or dispute, but only to the extent there is no conflict of interest between the representative and the person represented.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5803.04
Representation by person having same interest
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Zimmerman v. Zirpolo Trust (2012)
Most recently applied in Zimmerman v. Zirpolo Trust (January 2012)
Effective: January 1, 2007; Latest Legislation: House Bill 416 - 126th General Assembly
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.