510.180. Consolidation of actions--separate trials of issues.
Consolidation of actions--separate trials of issues.
510.180. 1. Whenever several suits founded alone uponliquidated demands shall be pending in the same court by the sameplaintiff, against the same defendant, or whenever several suchsuits are pending in the same court, by the same plaintiff,against several defendants, the court in which the same shall beprosecuted may, in its discretion, if it appear expedient, ordersuch suits to be consolidated into one action.
2. The court in furtherance of convenience or to avoidprejudice may order a separate trial of any claim, cross-claim,counterclaim, or third-party claim, or of any separate issue orof any number of claims, cross-claims, counterclaims, third-partyclaims, or issues.
(RSMo 1939 §§ 1094, 1102, A.L. 1943 p. 353 § 97)Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 943, 951; 1919 §§ 1393, 1401; 1909 §§ 1963, 1971