Watts v. Smith

This is a pleading case in which a misjoinder of parties defendant and of causes of action was ruled by the trial court. The court held, in applying GCR 1963, 206, that “joinder would not aid the convenient administration of justice.” Before issue was joined, an order dismissing defendant Smith as a party was entered.

The facts are simple: plaintiff was a passenger in a car which was struck from the rear twice in one day — once while plaintiff and his driver were en route to work in the early morning and the second time in the afternoon while they were returning from work. Defendant Havers is…