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Chapter 1 Civil Procedure.
Article 18 - Amendments.
1-166. Defendant sued in fictitious name; amendment.
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1‑166. Defendant sued in fictitious name; amendment.
When the plaintiff is ignorant of the name of a defendant the latter may be designated in a pleading or proceeding by any name; and when his true name is discovered, the pleading or proceeding may be amended accordingly. (C.C.P., s. 134; Code, s. 275; Rev., s. 510; C.S., s. 550.)
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