Village of Spring Valley v. Village of Spring Valley Housing Authority
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
33 A.D.2d 1037, 308 N.Y.S.2d 736 (1970)
- Written by Steven Pacht, JD
Facts
The Village of Spring Valley (village) (plaintiff) sued the Village of Spring Valley Housing Authority (authority) (defendant) seeking to dissolve the authority. The authority was a public agency created to construct and maintain public low-income housing in the village. The local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and four individual village residents seeking to represent themselves and other low-income people living in slum conditions in the village (collectively, proposed intervenors) moved for leave to intervene in the litigation pursuant to Civil Procedure Law and Rules (CPLR) §§1012 and 1013. The authority consented to the motions to intervene, but the village opposed. The supreme court denied intervention. The proposed intervenors appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Brennan, J.)
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