Equity Will Take Jurisdiction To Avoid A Multiplicity of Suits
Thus, "where a court of equity has all the parties before it, it will adjudicate upon all of the rights of the parties connected with the subject matter of the action, so as to avoid a multiplicity of suits." Burnworth v. Hughes, 670 P.2d 917, 922 (Kan. 1983). This is the basis for the procedures of interpleader, class action, and the more rarely used Bill of Peace.
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