Case Name: WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY v. MARIE D. SMITH
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1996-09-18
Citations: 239 Conn. 919
Docket Number: SC 15527
Parties: WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY v. MARIE D. SMITH
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 239
Pages: 919–919

Head Matter:
WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY v. MARIE D. SMITH
Decided September 18, 1996
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15527.
Robert D. Tobin and Rita Provatas, in support of the petition.
Francis J. Pavetti, in opposition.

Opinion:
Thepetitionby the proposed defendant JohnHoIstein, trustee of City Discount Oil Nominee Trust, for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 42 Conn. App. 330 (AC 13416), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that movants Spicer Plus, Inc., and John Holstein were not entitled to intervene because (1) they had not met their burden of proving their interests in the property, and (2) they had not filed their motion to intervene in a timely manner?"