HOWELL, Justice.
This is an original proceeding in mandamus to require the defendant, a circuit judge in Jackson county, to set aside an order requiring separate trials on the issues of liability and damages in a personal injury case. We issued an alternative writ, and the defendant has filed a demurrer to the writ.
The sole question presented is whether the defendant trial judge has authority in this case to order separate trials. The question is one of first...
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