{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-166","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-166","heading":"Defendant sued in fictitious name; amendment.","body":"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.)","path":["Chapter 1. Civil Procedure.","SUBCHAPTER VI. PLEADINGS.","Article 18. Amendments."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_1/GS_1-166.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:12Z","sha256":"eee713680f183197fb080c976878841bb5f171e17651d0be684603342d8f5a15","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-165","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-167-through-1-169"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}