Error in law
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
An error of the court in applying the law to the case on trial, e. g., in ruling on the admission of evidence, or in charging the jury.
McKenzie v. Bismarck Water Co., 6 N. D. 361, 71 N. W. 608; Scherrer v. Hale, 9 Mont. 63, 22 Pac. 15i; Campbell v. Patterson, 7 Vt. 89.