Shultz v. Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.

KNIGHT, District Judge.

Plaintiffs move to consolidate the above-entitled actions. The parties in both actions are the same. The complaints are based upon the same allegations of fraud and conspiracy. The effect of the consolidation is only to add additional parties. This motion is made pursuant to the provisions of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, rule 42 (a), 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c. The actions involve “a common question of law or fact.”

Though the facts presented as a basis for this application are most unusual, it seems to me that all the issues can properly be settled in a…