This decision should not be reversed by an appellate court absent a showing of abuse of discretion." Shelby Cty. Deputy Sheriff's Ass'n v. Gilless, 972 S.W.2d 683, 685 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997) (citing Tenn. R. Civ. P. 24.02; Ballard v.Herzke, 924 S.W.2d 652, 658 (Tenn. 1996)).
See Shelby Cnty. Deputy Sheriff's Ass'n v. Gilless, 972 S.W.2d 683, 685 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997).
This decision should not be reversed by an appellate court absent a showing of abuse of discretion." Shelby Cnty. Deputy Sheriff's Ass'n v. Gilless, 972 S.W.2d 683, 685 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). Furthermore, as our Supreme Court has explained:
Under typical circumstances, this statute envisions "an adversary proceeding between [the county official] and the county executive." Shelby Co. Deputy Sheriff's Ass'n v. Gilless, 972 S.W.2d 683, 685 (Tenn.Ct.App. 1997). The circumstances in the present case, however, were far from typical.
Id.; accordShelby County DeputySheriff's Ass'nv. Gilless, 972 S.W.2d 683, 685 (Tenn.Ct.App. 1997). As an initial matter, we are not convinced that Turner's motion to intervene even met the requirements for a permissive intervention because the motion failed to establish the existence of any questions of law or fact common to both Turner's claims and the underlying action.