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Thus, John either knew or should have known that he was
concluding a case that was in litigation. See id. By signing
and dating the stipulated decision, without even asking for
clarification about the nature of the document, John ratified the
filing of the petition. See, e.g., Chalet Ford, Inc. v. Red Top
Parking, Inc., supra.
C. Conclusion
In summary, we hold that petitioner failed to satisfy its
burden of proving that the filing of the petition by Jaffe was
unauthorized. We also hold that, in any event, subsequent
conduct by James and John ratified Jaffe’s action in filing the
petition. Accordingly, the Court had jurisdiction, and it
properly entered the stipulated decision on March 26, 1997.
In order to give effect to our holdings,
An appropriate order
denying petitioner’s motion
for leave to file a motion to
vacate will be issued.
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