A creditor cannot at law assign a part of his claim against his debtor to a third person so as to subject such debtor to two or more actions instead of one, without the consent of such debtor.1 This rule is solely for the benefit of the debtor, and is intended to prevent him from being exposed to two separate suits on one contract. Accordingly a partial assignment is valid if it makes assignor and assignee co-owners in the claim assigned, and they both join in one action to enforce the entire claim.2 So if the debtor assents to a partial assignment it is as valid as a total assignment would have been. No one can thereafter object to the assignment as partial,3 neither the debtor4 nor the assignor5 nor the attaching creditors of the assignor.6 In equity, however, it is always possible to make all the parties in interest parties to the action and have their rights determined thereby. Accordingly the reason which the Common Law had for prohibiting partial assignments does not exist in equity, and partial assignments are enforced, even if the debtor does not consent thereto.7 Neither the debtor,8 subsequent assignees,9 nor attaching creditors10 can object in equity to an assignment as partial. Even if separate actions are brought by the several partial assignees, the court may consolidate them and the defendant debtor has no ground of complaint except as to costs made before consolidation.11 Equitable relief is not given, however, if the sole ground therefor is that a partial assignment has been made.12

10 Sweeny v. Hunter. 145 Pa. St. 363; 14 L. E. A. 594; 22 Atl. 653.

11 Bishop v. Middleton, 43 Neb. 10; 26 L. E. A. 445; 61 N. W. 129.

12 Singer Mfg. Co. v. Fleming, 39 Neb. 679; 42 Am. St. Eep. 613; 58 N. W. 226.

13 State v. Dittmar. 120 Ind. 54, 388; 22 N. E. 88; 22 N. E. 299.

14 Bishop v. Middleton, 43 Neb. 10; 26 L. E. A. 445; 61 N. W. 129; O'Connor v. Walter, 37 Neb. 267; 40 Am. St. Eep. 486; 23 L. E. A. 650; 55 N. W. 867.

1 Mandeville v. Welch, 5 Wheat. (U. S.) 277; Kansas City, etc.. Ey. v. Eobertson, 109 Ala. 296; 19 So. 432; Clancy v. Plover, 107 Cal. 272, 40 Pac. 394; Home Ins. Co. v. Ey.

19 Colo. 46; 34 Pac. 281; Welch v. Mayer, 4 Colo. App. 440; 36 Pac. 613; Snedden v. Harmes, 5 Colo. App. 477; 39 Pac. 68; Rivers v. Wright, 117 Ga. 81; 43 S. E. 499; Chicago Ry. v. Nichols, 57 I11. 464; German Fire Ins. Co. v. Bullene, 51 Kan. 764; 33 Pac. 467; Getchell v. Maney, 69 Me. 442; Gibson v. Cooke, 20 Pick. (Mass.) 15; 32 Am. Dee. 194; Burnett v. Crandall. 63 Mo. 410; Hopkins v. Washington County, 56 Neb. 596; 77 N. W. 53; Stanbery v. Smythe. 13 O. S. 495; Dugan v. Knapp, 105 Wis. 320; 81 N. W. 412: Cook v. Menasha. 103 Wis. 6; 79 N. W. 26; Skobis v. Ferge, 102 Wis. 122; 78 N. W. 426.

2 Evans v. Land & Coal Co., 80 Fed. 433; 25 C. C. A. 531; Schilling v. Mullen, 55 Minn. 122; 43 Am. St. Rep. 475; 56 N. W. 586; Whitte-more v. Oil Co., 124 X. Y. 565; 21 Am. St. Rep. 708; 27 N. E. 244; Ramsey v. Johnson, 8 Wyom. 476; 80 Am. St. Rep. 948; 58 Pac. 755.

3 Methven v. Power Co., 66 Fed. 113; 13 C. C. A. 362; Manchester Ins. Co. v. Glenn, 13 Ind. App. 365; 55 Am. St. Rep. 225; 40 N. E. 926; 41 N. E. 847; Des Moines County v. Hinkley, 62 Ia. 637; 17 N. W. 915; Lannan v. Smith, 7 Gray (Mass.) 150; Grippin v. Benham, 5 Wash. 589; 32 Pac. 555.

4 Manufacturing Co. v. Price, 49 W. Va. 432; 38 S. E. 526.

5 Potter v. Banking Co., 59 Kan. 455; 53 Pac. 520.

6 Burditt v. Porter, 63 Vt. 296; 25 Am. St. Rep. 763; 21 Atl. 955.

7 Addison v. Cox, L. R. 8 Ch. 76; Trist v. Child, 21 Wall. (U. S.) 441; The Emnbank, 72 Fed. 610; Grain v. Aldrich, 38 Cal. 514; 99 Am. Dec. 423; Rivers v. Wright, 117 Ga. 81; 43 S. E. 499; Warren v. Bank, 149 111. 9; 25 L. R. A. 746; 38 N. E. 122; Dean v. Ry., 53 Minn. 504; 55 N. W. 628; Lanigan v. Bradley, etc., Co., 50 N. J. Eq. 201; 24 Atl. 505; Chambers v. Lancaster, 160 N. Y. 342; 54 N. E. 707; Fairbanks v. Sargent, 117 N. Y. 320; 6 L. R. A. 475; 22 N. E. 1039; Rob-bins v. Klein, 60 O. S. 199; 54 N. E. 94; Pittsburg, etc., Ry. v. Volk-ert. 58 O. S. 362; 50 N. E. 924; McDaniel v. Maxwell. 21 Or. 202; 28 Am. St. Rep. 740; 27 Pac. 952; Harris County v. Campbell, 68 Tex. 22; 2 Am. St. Rep. 467; 3 S. W. 243.

8 Pittsburg, etc., Ry. v. Volkert, 58 O. S. 362; 50 N. E. 924.

9 Fairbank v. Sargent, 117 N. Y. 320; 6 L. R. A. 475; 22 N. E. 1039.

10 Warren v. Bank, 149 I11. 9; 25 L. R. A. 746; 38 N. E. 122; Rob-bins v. Klein, 60 O. S. 199; 54 N. E. 94; McDaniel v. Maxwell, 21 Or. 202; 28 Am. St. Rep. 740; 27 Pac. 952.

11 Avery v. Popper, 92 Tex. 337; 71 Am. St. Rep. 849; 48 S. W. 572.