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Del. Ct. Com. Pl. Civ. R. 20

Permissive joinder of parties

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(a) Permissive joinder. All persons may join in one action as plaintiffs if they assert any right to relief

jointly, severally, or in the alternative in respect of or arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or

series of transactions or occurrences and if any question of law or fact common to all these persons will

arise in the action. All persons may be joined in one action as defendants if there is asserted against them

jointly, severally, or in the alternative, any right to relief in respect of or arising out of the same

transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences and if any question of law or fact

common to all defendants will arise in the action. A plaintiff or defendant need not be interested in

obtaining or defending against all the relief demanded. Judgment may be given for one or more of the

plaintiffs according to their respective rights to relief, and against one or more defendants according to

their respective liabilities.

(b) Separate trials. The Court may make such orders as will prevent a party from being embarrassed,

delayed, or put to expense by the inclusion of a party against whom the party asserts no claim and who

asserts no claim against the party, and may order separate trials or make other orders to prevent delay or

prejudice.

Provenance

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courts.delaware.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-23
Edition
2026-09-23
Content hash
b1362dad140a02698d3cdd8499227ba87442d454820cc1280b02f7d00b7e63aa
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