Origin of John Doe & ?

Posted in 2000

Derek — Thu, 9 Mar 2000 00:06:26 +0100 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Has anyone ever wondered about the origin of the expression "John Doe" Well, in a book called "john Citizen & the Law" by Ronald Rubinstein (1947), John Doe and Richard Roe are used as sample names in all the law cases. I am sure all americans will have heard of John Doe, but has anyone heard of the accompanying character, Richard Roe ? Derek Richard

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Jim Agnew — Thu, 09 Mar 2000 09:36:45 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Interesting... no.... never have.... Derek wrote: > > Has anyone ever wondered about the origin of the expression "John Doe" > > Well, in a book called "john Citizen & the Law" by Ronald Rubinstein (1947), > John Doe and Richard Roe are used as sample names in all the law cases. > > I am sure all americans will have heard of John Doe, but has anyone heard of > the accompanying character, Richard Roe ? > > Derek Richard