Opinion ID: 2622712
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Heading: the rowes lack standing

Text: Idaho Appellate Rule 4 states: Any party aggrieved by an appealable judgment, order or decree, as defined in these rules, of a district court, the Public Utilities Commission or the Industrial Commission may appeal such decision to the Supreme Court as provided in these rules. I.A.R. 4 (2004). A party aggrieved has been defined as any party injuriously affected by the judgment. Fed. Land Bank of Spokane v. Parsons, 116 Idaho 545, 548, 777 P.2d 1218, 1221 (Ct.App.1989) (citing Roosma v. Moots, 62 Idaho 450, 112 P.2d 1000 (1941)). The Rowes assigned their right of redemption to Pro Indivisio. An assignment is a transfer of rights or property. Purco Fleet Servs., Inc. v. Idaho State Dep't of Finance, 140 Idaho 121, 125, 90 P.3d 346, 350 (2004) (citing Black's Law Dictionary 115 (7th ed.1999)). To be effective, an assignment must be completed with a delivery, and the delivery must confer a complete and present right on the transferee. The assignor must not retain control over the property assigned, the authority to collect, or the power to revoke. Id. at 126, 90 P.3d at 351. (quoting 6 Am.Jur.2d Assignment § 132 (1999) (emphasis added)). The Rowes' assignment of their right of redemption to Pro Indivisio included all rights to title, ownership and possession of the Subject Property once redeemed. They cannot claim ownership or possession of the crops without a right to ownership or possession of the land upon which the crops are harvested. Consequently, they were not aggrieved by the district court's partial summary judgment and do not have standing to appeal this issue. Likewise, the Rowes do not have standing to appeal the attorney's fees incorporated into the redemption amount because they assigned their right of redemption to Pro Indivisio and have failed to demonstrate an identifiable injury. Standing requires that a party allege or demonstrate an injury in fact and a substantial likelihood that the judicial relief requested will prevent or redress the claimed injury. Gibbons v. Cenarrusa, 140 Idaho 316, 318, 92 P.3d 1063, 1065 (2002) (quoting Miles v. Idaho Power Co., 116 Idaho 635, 641, 778 P.2d 757, 763 (1989)). The attorney fee awards were included in the total amount required to redeem the Subject Property. As the Rowes' assignee, Pro Indivisio redeemed the Subject Property and thereby paid all outstanding attorney fees. There is nothing in the Record suggesting the Rowes are now or will be obligated to repay Pro Indivisio for these fees. The Rowes have failed to assert an identifiable injury and are without standing to appeal.