{"data":{"id":"us-mt/m.-r.-civ.-p.-42","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"M. R. Civ. P. 42","heading":"Consolidation; Separate Trials.","body":"(a) Consolidation. If actions before the court involve a common question of law or fact, the court may:\n(1) join for hearing or trial any or all matters at issue in the actions;\n(2) consolidate the actions; or\n(3) issue any other orders to avoid unnecessary cost or delay.\n(b) Separate Trials. For convenience, to avoid prejudice, or to expedite and economize, the court may order a separate trial of one or more separate issues, claims, crossclaims, counterclaims, or third-party claims. When ordering a separate trial, the court must preserve any statutory or constitutional right to a jury trial.","path":["TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 20. RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE","VI. Trials"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0250/chapter_0200/part_0060/section_0420/0250-0200-0060-0420.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:09Z","sha256":"c2e25e5f03dcb33b11de338a20b3021b143cb5651bbc541cea45039769467923","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/m.-r.-civ.-p.-41","next":"us-mt/m.-r.-civ.-p.-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}