Per Curiam.
Consolidations are naturally favored by the courts to save the time of litigants, witnesses, attorneys and the courts themselves in unnecessary duplicative proceedings and trials, thus expediting easing of the calendar congestion, and at the same time avoiding possible inconsistency of verdicts or decisions resulting from separate trials. Such considerations may not be permitted, however, to outweigh the element of substantial prejudice to any party...
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