N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-166
Defendant sued in fictitious name; amendment
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
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.
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.
History
(C.C.P., s. 134; Code, s. 275; Rev., s. 510; C.S., s. 550.)
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.