Opinion ID: 2590289
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The Appellants Have Standing To Bring Their Claims.

Text: ¶ 9 The City first argues that the appellants lack standing to bring any claim on behalf of customers and employees of City Nights because the petition does not allege that either Tuffy's Inc. or Ellen Cunningham were harassed or attacked. The appellants respond that they are not bringing an action on behalf of employees or customers, but instead are bringing an action to recover for damages sustained by the corporation and its owner. ¶ 10 Standing is the legal right of a litigant to challenge the conduct of another in a judicial forum. [25] A party whose standing is challenged must show a concrete, particularized, actual, or imminent injury in fact for which some relief can be given, and that the interest to be protected is within a statutorily or constitutionally protected zone. [26] The interest must be direct, immediate, and substantial, and the litigant must have a personal stake in the outcome. [27] ¶ 11 It is clear from the pleadings that the appellants do not seek to recover on behalf of employees or customers. Instead, the appellants seek recovery for financial injury to their business based on the allegedly malicious, intentional, or negligent actions of the police officers. [28] The appellants have standing to bring this cause because they have alleged that the actions of the police officers resulted in financial injury to their business.