State ex rel. First New Shiloh Baptist Church v. Meagher

In their sole proposition of law, appellants assert that the court of appeals erred in denying their postjudgment motion to intervene. The church, however, contends that the court of appeals properly denied appellants’ motion to intervene because it was not timely under Civ.R. 24.

Civ.R. 24, which is patterned after Fed.R.Civ.P. 24, see Staff Notes to Civ.R. 24, provides:

“(A) Intervention of right.

“Upon timely application anyone shall be permitted to intervene in an action; (1) when a statute of this state confers an unconditional right to intervene; or (2) when the applicant claims an…