False judgment

The name of a writ which lies when a false Judgment has been given in the county court, court baron, or other courts not of record. Fitzh. N. B. 17, 18.

In old English law. A writ which lay when a false judgment had been pronounced in a court not of reconi, as a county court, court baron, etc. Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 17, 18.

In old French law. The defeated party in a suit had the privilege of aceusing the judges of pronouncing a false or corrupt judgment, whereupon the issue was determined by his challenging them to the combat or duellum. This was calied the "appeal of false judgment." Montesq. Esprit des Lois, liv. 28, c. 27.
Defined under False in Black's Law Dictionary.

[L. Lai. falsum judidum; breve defalso judicio.'\ In English law. A writ which lies to the courts at Westminster to reverse the judgment of some inferior court not of record. 3 BL Com. 84, 406, F. N. B. 18. Finch, L. 484.

In old French law. An appeal of false judgment was where the party against whom a judgment was given, charged the judges or peers of the court with pronouncing a false judgment, and thereupon usually appealed or challenged them to the combat. Esprit des Lois^ lir. 28, c. 27.