Nielsen-Massey Vanillas, Inc. v. City of Waukegan

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• holding that a contract entered into by a party in the absence of authority is void ab initio and cannot be enforced by estoppel
• appellate court may affirm trial court’s ruling for any reason appearing in the record
• plaintiff attempted to bind the City of Waukegan to a loan agreement made by the director of economic development, who had no such authority to agree to the loan
• plaintiff attempted to bind the City of Waukegan to a loan agreement made by the director of economic development, who had no such authority to agree to the loan
• city agents did not have authority “to grant loans outside of existing programs”

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