A lender holding a collateral interest on an automobile has standing to intervene in a forfeiture action triggered by a drunk driving arrest, a Manhattan Supreme Court justice has ruled in a case of first impression.

Justice Richard F. Braun allowed Chrysler Financial Co., to step into a forfeiture case brought by the City under Mayor Giuliani’s policy of seizing cars operated by drunk drivers.

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