Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Joinder of Parties — Disparate Parties and Causes of Action Not Properly Joined in One Suit

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Unrelated parties with separate causes of action cannot be joined in one suit. Misjoinder to avoid multiplicity of actions is improper. The principle applies to civil procedure and joinder of parties. The rule requires commonality of interest or transaction among co-parties. Lumping unrelated claims together…

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