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McDonald v. Capital District Transp. Auth

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Dec 9, 1993
199 A.D.2d 671 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

December 9, 1993

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Albany County (Cardona, J.).


Plaintiff's former attorney of record, Solomon and Solomon, P.C., sought to intervene in plaintiff's negligence action against defendant. The motion to intervene was brought at the same time as defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint and for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiff's action was barred by the Statute of Limitations. Supreme Court granted defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint and denied the motion to intervene as moot. Supreme Court granted a motion to reargue/renew its determination and adhered to its original decision. Only Solomon and Solomon has appealed. Therefore, the appeal is limited to the denial of the motion to intervene.

Solomon and Solomon failed to make an adequate showing to permit intervention under CPLR 1012, 1013 or 1014. In plaintiff's underlying action, Solomon and Solomon played no part except that of attorney. Because an attorney is not a party and Solomon and Solomon has demonstrated no possibility of becoming such, or of being bound by any resulting judgment, Supreme Court's denial of the intervention motion was proper and the amended order should be affirmed.

Crew III, J.P., White and Mahoney, JJ., concur. Ordered that the amended order is affirmed, with costs.


Summaries of

McDonald v. Capital District Transp. Auth

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Dec 9, 1993
199 A.D.2d 671 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

McDonald v. Capital District Transp. Auth

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT McDONALD, Plaintiff, and SOLOMON AND SOLOMON, P.C., Proposed…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: Dec 9, 1993

Citations

199 A.D.2d 671 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
605 N.Y.S.2d 145

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