J A VENDING, INC. v. J.A.M. VENDING, INC

ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The denial of the motion of J A Vending, Inc., inter alia, for a separate trial in Action No. 1 was a proper exercise of discretion. A trial court has broad discretion in determining whether to order a joint trial of several actions (see, Megyesi v. Automotive Rentals, 115 A.D.2d 596 ; Mideal Homes Corp. v. L C Concrete Work, 90 A.D.2d 789 ). The interests of justice and judicial economy are better served by a joint trial in those cases where, as here, the actions share material questions of law or fact (see, Megyesi v. Automotive Rentals, supra, at 596; Import Alley of Mid-Island v. Mid-Island Shopping Plaza, 103 A.D.2d 797 ; Mideal Homes Corp. v. L C Concrete Work, supra, at 789).

RITTER, J.P., FRIEDMANN, FEUERSTEIN, and SCHMIDT, JJ., concur.