Black v. Black

In a case involving an estate dispute, the appellate court was tasked with determining when the intervenors first learned of a judgment previously entered in the case to determine whether their petition to intervene was timely filed. The trial court found that intervenors timely filed their petition because of a lack of notice and vacated the court's prior judgment. The appellate court affirmed, finding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding that the petition of the intervenors was timely filed and that they were necessary parties to the proceedings. (HYMAN and TAILOR, concurring)