State ex rel. Smith v. Frost

As a preliminary matter, the village has filed a motion to intervene. The village claims that it is entitled to intervene as of right under Civ.R. 24(A)(2), because it possesses “an interest relating to the property or transaction which is the subject of the action and [it] is so situated that the disposition of the action may as a practical matter impair or impede [its] ability to protect that interest” and the village’s interest is not “adequately represented by the existing parties.” The village has an interest relating to the property which is the subject of the action, since it…