4. C.J.S. Parties §§ 7, 17–20.]
use plaintiff
use plaintiff. Common-law pleading. A plaintiff for whom an action is brought in another’s name. • For example, when the use plaintiff was an assignee (“A”) of a chose in action and had to sue in someone else’s name, the assignor (“B”) would appear first on the petition’s title: “B for the Use of A against C.” — Also termed usee. [Cases: Parties