Misjoinder
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
The uniting of things which ought not to be combined. It contrasts with nonjoinder, which is the omission of something which ought to be united. Important uses of the word are these; If persons are united as parties in an action, who ought not to be, this is termed a misjoinder of parties. H causes of action or counts, which ought' to be the subject of separate suits, are combined in one action, complaint, or