State Ex Rel. Long v. Interstate Casualty Insurance

WALKER, Judge.

Appellants contend the trial court should have granted their motion to intervene both as a matter of right pursuant to Rule 24(a)(2), N.C. Rules of Civil Procedure and permissively pursuant to Rule 24(b), N.C. Rules of Civil Procedure. We now examine each of these contentions separately.

Appellants argue that they should be allowed to intervene as a matter of right in order to obtain copies of all the Winners Circle contracts. They assert this information is needed so that other Winners Circle purchasers can be informed of their rights. In particular, appellants contend that…