Kendall v. Howard County

In order to pursue a civil action a plaintiff must demonstrate “standing” to bring the suit, meaning that the plaintiff must show that he or she “is entitled to invoke the judicial process in a particular instance.” Adams v. Manown, 328 Md. 463, 480, 615 A.2d 611 (1992). When, as in the present case, a plaintiff seeks to redress what is claimed to be a public wrong, the plaintiff must also demonstrate that he or she has “suffered some special damage from such wrong differing in character and kind from that suffered by the general public.” Weinberg v. Kracke, 189 Md. 275, 280, 55 A.2d 797…