What is the definition of multiple “Doe” defendants?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sperling v. Queen of Nanaimo (Ship), 2014 BCSC 326 (CanLII):
In Chapman v. Canada (Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs), 2003 BCCA 665, it was held that a broad definition of multiple “Doe” defendants (any band member over a length of period of time who had anything to do with the underlying claims regarding lease hold lands) was not a case of a “true” misnomer:
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