Legal Opinion
In re the Dissolution of Karl Springer Woodworking, Ltd.
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 9, 1990PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Herman Cahn, J.
llene Springer moves for leave to intervene in this action pursuant to CPLR 1012 (a) (3).
The factual and legal scenario before the court on this motion is one of first impression. The issue presented is whether a spouse may intervene in a dissolution proceeding of a corporation, in which the other spouse has a major shareholder interest, in order to preserve or protect marital assets *627for the purpose of future equitable distribution. The court has not discovered any case law within New York addressing this issue.
This is an action for the dissolution of Karl…
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