Davis v. American Home Products Corp.

The defendant’s motion was filed under LSA-C.C.P. Art. 1561, which provides for consolidation of two or more separate suits involving common issues of law or fact in the same court. This is a procedural device which allows a trial court to deal with similar issues of law or fact in one trial; it does not merge the parties, affect the running of delays, or authorize consolidation of judgments or appeals. St. Pe v. Neal, 534 So.2d 993 (La.App. 4 Cir.1988); Howard v. Hercules-Gallion Co., 417 So.2d 508 (La.App. 3 Cir.1982); Marcotte v. Travelers Ins. Co., 236 So.2d 587 (La.App. 1 Cir.1970),…