Supreme Court of New Jersey

Joseph N. Farrell and Edith Farrell, Plaintiffs-Respondents v. Votator Division of Chemetron Corporation, a…

January 22, 197362 N.J. 111

Summary

The Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Division's reversal of the dismissal, holding that an amendment substituting the true defendant's name for a John Doe designation relates back to the original filing and therefore does not bar the claim under the statute of limitations.