60-220. Permissive joinder of parties. - Kansas Statutes

60-220

Chapter 60.--PROCEDURE, CIVIL Article 2.--RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

      60-220.   Permissive joinder of parties.(a) Permissive joinder. All persons may join in one action asplaintiffs if they assert any right to relief jointly, severally, or in thealternative in respect of or arising out of the same transaction,occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences and if any question oflaw or fact common to all these persons will arise in the action. Allpersons may be joined in one action as defendants if there is assertedagainst them jointly, severally, or in the alternative, any right to reliefin respect of or arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or seriesof transactions or occurrences and if any question of law or fact common toall these persons will arise in the action. A plaintiff or defendant neednot be interested in obtaining or defending against all the reliefdemanded. Judgment may be given for one or more of the plaintiffs accordingto their respective rights to relief, and against one or more defendantsaccording to their respective liabilities.

      (b)   Separate trials. The court may make such orders as will preventa party from being embarrassed, delayed, or put to expense by the inclusionof a party against whom he asserts no claim and who asserts no claimagainst him, and may order separate trials or make other orders to preventdelay or prejudice.

      History:   L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-220; amended by SupremeCourt order dated July 17, 1969; effective on publication in Kansas Reportsand in K.S.A. 1969 Supp.