Opinion ID: 2232325
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Heading: The Tripoli Annexation.

Text: The total assessed value of real estate in this territory was $169,800, of which $149,200 was owned by the Tripoli Golf Club. The trial court found that the signature on the petition entered on behalf of the golf club was sufficient. Because more than one half of the necessary ownership was represented on the petition, the ordinance was held valid. We agree. The golf club's president signed the petition as follows: George C. Kroening Pres. Tripoli Golf Club 2/6/56. In our opinion, the trial judge correctly ruled that this signature reflected a corporate act. It strains reason to hold that this is only the signature of an individual, Mr. Kroening, and that the words Pres. Tripoli Golf Club serve only to identify him. There was no proof presented to show that the corporation's signature was unauthorized and, in the absence of such proof, the signature stands unimpeached.