Felzen v. Andreas

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1998-01-21

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EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge. “The rule that only parties to a lawsuit, or those that properly become parties, may appeal an adverse judgment, is well settled. The Court of Appeals suggested that there may be exceptions to this general rule, primarily ‘when the nonparty has an interest that is affected by the trial court’s judgment.’ We think the better practice is for such a nonparty to seek intervention for purposes of appeal;…

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