Supreme Court.
Parties.
22. Any number of persons having interests of the same nature arising out of the same matter may be joined in the same action, whether as plaintiffs or as defendants.
23. The court may order any person who is interested in the action, though not named in the writ of summons, to come in either as plaintiff or as defendant.
24. For the purposes of rule 23, an underwriter or insurer shall be deemed to be a person interested in the action.
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Joinder of parties having same interests.
Power to order interested person to come in.
Case of underwriter, etc.
case of person coming in.
25. The court may order on what terms any person shall come in, and what notices and documents, if any, shall be given to and served upon him, and may give such further directions in the matter as to the court may seem fit.
Consolidation of actions.
Order for consolidation.
26. Two or more actions in which the questions at issue are substantially the same, or for matters which might properly be combined in one action, may be consolidated by order of the court, on such terms as may seem fit.
Consolidation for trial, etc.
27. The court may, in its discretion, order several actions to be tried at the same time and on the same evidence, or the evidence in one action to be used as evidence in another, or may order one of several actions to be tried as a test action, and the other actions to be stayed to abide the result.
Warrants.
28. In an action in rem a warrant for the arrest of property may be issued by the Registrar at the time of or at any time after the issue of the writ of summons, on an affidavit being filed, as prescribed by the following rules.
Warrant for arrest of property and affidavit to lead warrant.
Appendix. Form 11.
29. The affidavit shall state the nature of the claim, and that the aid of the court is required.
Substance of affidavit,
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