Myers v. City of Springfield

Two citizens of the City of Springfield (“the City”), Lynn Myers and Robert Booth (“Appellants”), sought to intervene in a lawsuit against the City brought by the owners of real estate located within the City to enjoin the City from placing a rezoning ordinance on a ballot for the vote of the City’s citizens. Appellants claimed a right to intervene as registered voters and signatories to a referendum petition that attempted to force the ballot vote. The trial court denied them the right to intervene. On appeal, Appellants bring four claims of trial court error: the first two claim error in…