Associated Industries of Kentucky v. Commonwealth

It is a well settled and often repeated principle in Kentucky jurisprudence that “[i]n order to have standing to bring a lawsuit, the plaintiff must have a judicially recognizable interest in the subject matter of the suit and a present or substantial interest therein.” Housing Authority of Louisville v. Service Employees International Union, Local 557, Ky., 885 S.W.2d 692, 695 (1994). In recognition of'the subjective nature of this standard, we have held that “[t]he issue of standing is one which is to be decided on the facts of each case.” Rose v. Council for Better Education, Inc., Ky.,…