...the defendant.2 By multifariousness in a Bill is meant, the improperly joining in one Bill distinct matters, and thereby confounding them ; as for example,...one defendant, or the demand of several matters of distinct natures against several defendants in the same BilI.3 In the latter case, the proceeding would...

...Court of its accord, even if not objected to by the defendant.1 By multifariousness in a Bill is meant the improperly joining in one Bill distinct and independent...several matters of a distinct and independent nature if false, it must be dealt with in another way. But, if irrelevant, and especially if also scandalous,...

...the appellants. " By multifariousnesa in a bill is meant the improperly joining in one bill distinct matters and thereby confounding them, as for example,...one defendant or the demand of several matters of distict natures against several defendants in the same bill." (Story Eq. PI. 224.) The inquiry is not...

...practice of Courts of Chancery, it is best for all the parties. By multifariousness in a bill is meant the improperly joining in one bill, distinct and independent...confounding them; as, for example, the uniting in one bill several matters, perfectly distinct and unconnected, against one defendant, or the demand of several...

...joining therein, distinct and independent matters, thereby confounding them ; J .ul tins v. Latting. as, for example, the uniting in one bill, of several...perfectly distinct and unconnected, against one defendant. (Story's Eq. PI. § 271.) Where the parties to the cases or claims asserted in the bill are the same,...

...joining in one bill distinct matters, and thereby confounding them; as for example, uniting in one bill several matters perfectly distinct and unconnected...one defendant, or the demand of several matters of distinct natures, against several defendants in the same bill.(d) But to render a bill multifarious,...

...fatal to a suit on demurrer. Eq. PI. sec. 529. As generally understood, multifariousness in a bill, is improperly joining in one bill distinct and independent...matters, and thereby confounding them ; as, for example, uniting in one bill several matters perfectly distinct and unconnected against one defendant, or the...

...multifarious when distinct and independent matters are joined therein; as, for example, the uniting of several matters perfectly distinct and unconnected...and independent nature against several defendants. But the case of each particular defendant must be entirely distinct and independent from that of the...

...Justice Story, in his compilation upon equity pleading, defines multifariousness in a bill to mean, "the improperly joining in one bill distinct and independent matters, and thereby confounding them." And the example by which he illustrates his definition is thus given: "The uniting in one bill several...

...taken. The most obvious objection to the bill is that it is multifarious. " By multifariousness is meant the improperly joining in one bill, distinct and independent...matters and thereby confounding them ; as, for example, by uniting in one bill several matters perfectly distinct and unconnected against one defendant, or...