Ohio Code § 1335.05
Ohio Code § 1335.05. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1335.05.
No action shall be brought whereby to charge the defendant, upon a special promise,
to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person; nor to charge
an executor or administrator upon a special promise to answer damages out of his own
estate; nor to charge a person upon an agreement made upon consideration of marriage,
or upon a contract or sale of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, or interest in or
concerning them, or upon an agreement that is not to be performed within one year
from the making thereof; unless the agreement upon which such action is brought,
or some memorandum or note thereof, is in writing and signed by the party to be charged
therewith or some other person thereunto by him or her lawfully authorized. No action shall be brought to charge a person licensed by Chapter 4731. of the Revised
Code to practice medicine or surgery, osteopathic medicine or surgery, or podiatric
medicine and surgery in this state, upon any promise or agreement relating to a medical
prognosis unless the promise or agreement is in writing and signed by the party to
be charged therewith.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
At a glance
- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1335.05
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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