Lease Validity Despite Missing Date

A party appealed a lower court decision regarding the validity of a lease agreement, asserting that the lack of a date on the signed document rendered it void, but the appellate court upheld the finding that the contract was valid because extrinsic evidence, including the actual date of entry into possession and rent payments, established the clear intent and commencement date of the lease. The court reasoned that while dating is important for proof, the absence of a date does not inherently destroy the legal existence of the agreement when all other essential terms are agreed upon and the parties have executed the contract.