Chrysler Corporation v. Schiffer

At the risk of being thought overly entrenched in matters of semantics, I must take issue with the parties' casting the issue of the plaintiff's right to claim damages as one of standing. But, I submit that analysis of the distinction between the doctrine of standing to sue and the doctrine of real party in interest is important because it clarifies the plaintiff's right to proceed in this action.

The issue of standing normally arises in a case challenging governmental action and it has little utility in an action between private parties. Charles A. Wright, The Law of Federal Courts, 490, n. 2…