Is a summons and complaint that does not contain a plaintiff's name jurisdictionally defective?
Sometime in May of 1986 plaintiffs' attorney purportedly commenced an action by serving a summons and complaint in which the plaintiffs were identified by the fictitious names, Carol "Coe" and Toni "Doe". The complaint sought damages arising out of an incident in which both plaintiffs were...
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