Ind. Trial Rule 20

Effective January 1, 1970

(A) Permissive joinder.

(1) All persons may join in one [1] 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.

(2) All persons may be joined in one [1] 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. Unwilling plaintiffs who could join under this rule may be joined by a plaintiff as

defendants, and the defendant may make any persons who could be joined under this rule

parties by alleging their interest therein with a prayer that their rights in the controversy be

determined, along with any counterclaim or cross-claim against them, if any, as if they had

been originally joined as parties.

(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 he asserts no claim and who asserts

no claim against him, and may order separate trials of the entire case or separate issues

therein, or make other orders to prevent delay or prejudice.