Standing is “a party’s right to make a legal claim or seek judicial enforcement of a duty or right.” Black’s Law Dictionary [10th ed. 2014]. For example, a candidate of one political party has no standing to challenge the internal affairs and operating functions of another political party in its designation of candidates. Lavell v Baker, 153 AD3d 1135 [4th Dept 2017]; Hardwick v Ward, 109 AD3d 1223 [4th Dept 2013].
In Three Amigos SJL Rest., Inc. v 250 W. 43 Owner LLC, 144 AD3d 490 [1st Dept 2016], the commercial tenants were granted a Yellowstone injunction. The current landlord-defendants were neither parties to the action when the injunction was issued nor when the former landlord filed the notice of appeal. Nevertheless, the Appellate Division, sua sponte, deemed the notice of appeal to be a notice of appeal by the current landlords because they were aggrieved.
