Rule 66.02. Separate Trial

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 third-party claim, or of any separate issue or of any number of claims, cross-claims, counterclaims, third-party claims, or issues.

Committee Notes

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.