Rule text
The court, in furtherance of convenience or to avoid prejudice, or when separate trials will be conducive to expedition and economy, may order a separate trial of any claim, cross-claim, counterclaim, or thirdparty claim, or of any separate issue or of any number of claims, cross-claims, counterclaims, thirdparty claims, or issues.
Notes
Committee Note - 1974
This is the same as prior Rule 66.02 with the addition of the following clause: "... or when separate trials will be conducive to expedition and economy ..."
Compare: Rule 42(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
(Adopted November 16, 1964, effective July 1, 1965. Amended January 19, 1973, effective September 1, 1973.)