Ball Machinery Co. v. United States

Newman, Judge:

Plaintiff bas filed a motion for consolidation of 12 appeals for reappraisement involving various machine tools and for permission to serve a single complaint covering the consolidated cases. For the reasons indicated hereinafter, the motion is granted in part and denied in part at this time.

Rule 10.3 (a) of this court provides:(a) Consolidation: When actions involving a common question of law or fact are pending before the court, and the parties are the same, the court may order consolidation of the actions or any claims therein.

Inasmuch as issue has not yet been joined in any…