Davis v. St. Louis & S. F. Ry. Co.

Brewer, J.,

(orally.) There are two applications in these cases. One'is for an order of consolidation.

It is the common practice in the federal courts to consolidate cases between the same parties, or between the same interests, wherever time, labor, and expense can be saved. For instance, if a party sues in different actions on half a dozen different notes against the same defendant, while they are separate .causes of action, yet the courts are wont to consolidate them if it appears that the same questions are in issue, and that time, labor, and expense will be saved by consolidation. But they…