Legal Opinion
Board of Directors of the Worcester Free Public Library v. Attorney General
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 14, 1980Published
1Opinion of the Court
1. The principal case. On the record before us, the Probate Court was within its discretion in refusing to permit the appellants to intervene pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P. 24(b), 365 Mass. 770 (1974) (permissive intervention), for the purpose of relitigating the merits of the case more than eleven months after final judgment had been entered on December 28, 1978. Matter of Carson, 6 Mass. App. Ct. 665, 669-670 (1978), S.C. sub nom. Adoption of a Minor, 378 Mass. 793 (1979). Mass. R. Civ. P. 24(b) (requiring “timely application”). See Black v. Central Motor Lines, Inc., 500 F.2d 407, 408 (4th…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Maudra NEVILLES Et Al., Appellants, v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION and Union Electric Company, AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Marcus BLACK, Plaintiff, Louis McGiboney Et Al., Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellants, v. CENTRAL MOTOR LINES, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association) v. Corporacion Hotelera De Puerto Rico, Municipality of San Juan, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- In the Matter of CarsonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1978
- Adoption of a MinorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979