Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Maryland
Phantom plaintiff
Can I be sued on behalf of a plaintiff that has no legal interest in the litigation? In other words, can someone/entity be listed as the plaintiff in the litigation when in fact, they no longer have any legal interest in the litigation or the defendant? I was recently sued on behalf of someone who I know no longer has any legal interest in the litigation. (They sold their interest well before litigation commenced, yet they are listed as the plaintiff and when I called them to speak to them about the litigation, they said they were not a party to any litigation and had no interest in any such litigation, yet they did nothing to remove their name from this suit)
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Phantom plaintiff
More information is required here.
Generally, one can not file suit against another without having "standing"--some interest in the outcome. Examples: A cannot sue B if B hits C's car in the parking lot. Hoewever A might sue B if B hits A's car even if A then sells the car to C.
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