John Doe
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A name given in legal proceedings to a party whose true name is unknown. It was the name which was usually given to the fictitious lessee of the plaintiff in the mixed action of ejectment. He was sometimes called "Goodtitle," or "Jackson." So the Romans had their fictitious personages in law proceedings, as Titius, Seius.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A fictitious name often substituted in a proceeding for a real one until it is ascertained.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The name which was usually given to the fictitious lessee of the plaintiff in the mixed action of ejectment. He was sometimes called "Goodtitle." So the Romans had their fictitious personages in law proceedings, as Titius, 8eius.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
See Doe.