Braun v. Wisconsin Electric Power Co.

The appellant landowners advance the following two contentions on this appeal:(1) It was an abuse of discretion for the trial court to order the consolidation for trial of the three appeals from the awards made by the commissioners.(2) The trial court’s method of submitting to the jury the issue of just compensation for the taking violated sec. 32.10, Stats. 1957.

The consolidation of two or more actions for trial rests in the sound discretion of the trial court. Schmidt v. Riess (1925), 186 Wis. 574, 584, 203 N. W. 362. The controlling principle of law with respect to consolidation for…