by a citizen. Indeed, that has been a critical aspect of the public standing doctrine since its inception in this State, because only a member of the public has standing to enforce rights granted to the public. See Hamilton v. State ex rel. Bates, 3 Ind. 452, 458 (1852) (“That- the defendant should discharge, correctly,- the duties of his office, was a matter in which Bates, as a citizen of the county, had a general interest; and that interest was, of itself, sufficient to enable him to obtain the mandamus in question, and have his name inserted as the relator.” (italics omitted)); see also Cittadine, 790 N.E.2d at 984 (finding Cittadine, “as a member of the motoring public,” could invoke the public standing doctrine); Bd. of Comm’rs of Decatur Cty. v. State, 86 Ind. 8, 12-13 (1882) (<HOLDING>). Union County is thus unable to assert the
holding that in the event that parties are from different states and the subject matter is national in scope and where the contract states it shall be deemed to be made under the laws of the state of new york and for all purposes construed in accordance with laws of said state new york law applies as the parties choice of law recognizing that the government not the relator must have suffered the injury in fact required for article iii standing holding that preservation of error in the trial court is not necessary as to lack of standing holding the court should only apply the doctrine narrowly and only under exceptional circumstances holding that under the public standing doctrine it is only necessary that the relator shall be a citizen and as such interested in the execution of the laws