Society of European Stage Authors & Composers, Inc. v. WCAU Broadcasting Co.

BARD, • District Judge.

The plaintiffs have moved for separate trials of the claim and cross-claim. Under Rule 42(b) of the'Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c, the court “in furtherance of convenience or to avoid prejudice” may order a separate trial of any claim, cross-claim, counter-claim or third-party claim or of any separate issue or of any number of claims, cross-claims, counter-claims, third-party claims or issues. The plaintiffs base their motion upon the ground that separate trials will be in furtherance of convenience and avoidance of prejudice.

The…