joinder of causes of action – union of two or more causes of action, each of which could be made the basis of a separate suit, in the same complaint, declaration, bill, or petition

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joinder of causes of action:

1. Union of two or more causes of action, each of which could be made the basis of a separate suit, in the same complaint, declaration, bill, or petition. Linscott v Linscott, 243 Iowa 335, 51 NW2d 428, 30 ALR2d 789.

An impropriety in joining in one and the same count different causes of action of the same nature or of different natures in support of a single right of recovery. 41 Am J1st Pl §44.
See joinder of counts.

joinder of counts – The inclusion in a complaint, declaration, or petition, of two or more counts intended to present separate causes of action or to plead the same count in different ways in order to meet any possible phase of’ the evidence. 41 Am J1st Pl § 106.

The joinder of distinct offenses by including separate counts in an indictment or information, each count being in legal effect a separate indictment or information. 27 Am J1st Indict § 129. [2]

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[1]: Black’s Law Dictionary Deluxe Tenth Edition by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6

[2]: Ballantine’s Law Dictionary with Pronunciations
Third Edition by James A. Ballantine (James Arthur 1871-1949). Edited by William S. Anderson. © 1969 by THE LAWYER’S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931

[3]: Ballantine’s Law Dictionary Legal Assistant Edition
by Jack Ballantine (James Arthur 1871-1949). Doctored by Jack G. Handler, J.D. © 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning. ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.

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