Fowler v. Oliver

James M. Oliver sued Billy Joe Fowler to recover rent that he alleged was due under a lease. The trial court, after hearingore tenus evidence, found in favor of Oliver and entered a judgment for him in the amount of $22,000. We affirm.

Fowler contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss at the close of Oliver's case in chief, because, he argues, Oliver was not the real party in interest and, thus, had no standing to prosecute the action. Rule 17, A.R.Civ.P., in pertinent part, states that "[e]very action shall be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest."

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