The preliminary joinder of actions is a kind of joinder with special structure elements, and in history its legitimacy was once in question. 预备合并之诉是有顺位的诉之合并方式,其构成有特殊的要件。
Validity and Application of The Preliminary Joinder of Actions 预备合并之诉的合法性及其适用
However, there are still quite some perplexity about that, theoretically or practically, the solution for which is to introduce the interim judgment system in foreign laws as well as to set up the preparatory joinder of actions system. 但其仍然在理论及实践上存在诸多困惑,出路是引入外国法中的中间判决制度以及确立诉之预备合并制度。