What is the test for standing in a personal injury case?

A review of cases applying the "beneficial interest" standard tend toward a common sense rather than a merely technical approach. The standing determination appears to rest on the particular facts of the case. (Marlow v. Superior Court (1941) 17 Cal.2d 393, 110 P.2d 11 [standing denied to heirs in heirship proceeding because

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