Supreme Court of Alabama· 5/28/1999

State v. Property at 2018 Rainbow Drive

Citations

740 So. 2d 1025
1999 WL 339327

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holding that, once a trial court determines that it lacks subject-matter jurisdiction, it has \no alternative but to dismiss the action\
recognizing that a trial court cannot acquire subject-matter jurisdiction when the plaintiff lacks standing
recognizing that a trial court cannot acquire subject-matter jurisdiction when the plaintiff lacks standing
noting that, to have standing to sue, a party must have suffered an injury to a legally protected right
a party lacks standing when they have not alleged they have suffered an injury to a legally protected right
'When a party without standing purports to commence an action, the trial court acquires no subject-matter jurisdiction.'

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Judges: Cook, Lyons, Maddox

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