Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Joinder of Parties — Distinction Between Misnomer and Mistake as to Identity

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Misnomer is mis-description of an entity, not suing the wrong entity. The principle applies to civil procedure.

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