Georgia § 9-11-42 - Consolidation; severance.

§ 9-11-42. Consolidation; severance.

Consolidation. When actions involving a common question of law or fact are pending before the court, if the parties consent, the court may order a joint hearing or trial of any or all the matters in issue in the actions; it may order all the actions consolidated; and it may make such orders concerning proceedings therein as may tend to avoid unnecessary costs or delay. Separate trials. The court, in furtherance of convenience or to avoid prejudice, may order a separate trial of any claim, cross-claim, counterclaim, or third-party claim, or of any separate issue, or of any number of claims, cross-claims, counterclaims, third-party claims, or issues. (Ga. L. 1966, p. 609, § 42.) U.S. Code. - For provisions of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 42, see 28 U.S.C. Law reviews. - For article discussing counterclaims and crossclaims under the Georgia Civil Practice Act, see 4 Ga. St. B.J 205 (1967). For article, "Synopses of 1968 Amendments to the Appellate Procedure Act and Georgia Civil Practice Act," see 4 Ga. St. B.J. 503 (1968). For article discussing liability of corporate directors, officers, and shareholders under the Georgia Business Corporation Code, and as affected by provisions of the Georgia Civil Practice Act, see 7 Ga. St. B.J. 277 (1971). For article, "Mass Torts and Litigation Disasters," see 20 Ga. L. Rev. 429 (1986). For article, "A Comment on Mass Torts and Litigation Disasters," see 20 Ga. L. Rev. 455 (1986). For article, "Georgia Law of Alimony," see 4 Ga. St. B.J. 54 (1999).