Long Island Lighting Co. v. Assessor of Brookhaven

—In a proceeding pursuant to RPTL article 7 to review the assessment of the petitioner’s real property for the 1996-1997 tax year, the Port Jefferson School District appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Werner, J.), dated May 14, 1997, which granted the petitioner’s motion which was, in effect, to vacate the petitioner’s default in timely opposing the motion of the Port Jefferson School District for leave to intervene, and thereupon denied its motion for leave to intervene.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs to the petitioner-respondent.

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