§3.02 Permissive Joinder of Claims

A plaintiff who has two or more separate causes of action against a defendant may join the claims in a single trial. [See CCP §427.10(a).]

If the plaintiff joins the causes of action against a single defendant, the aggregate of the demands determines jurisdiction. [Hammell v Superior Court (1932) 217 C 5, 7.] The demands are not aggregated when the plaintiff has separate claims against different defendants. [Heavilin v Westchester Fire Ins. Co. (1936) 12 CA2d 695, 697–698.]

To learn about consolidation of claims by different plaintiffs that share common questions of law or fact, see §4.07.