mistake of fact
1mistake of fact — see mistake Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. mistake of fact n …
2mistake of fact — An active mistake, consisting in the belief of existence of a matter or thing which is nonexistent, or vice versa, or a passive mistake, consisting of unconsciousness, ignorance, or forgetfulness of a fact material to the transaction. Kowalke v… …
3mistake of fact — law : a mistake other than a mistake of law …
4mistake — mis·take n 1: an unintentional error esp. in legal procedure or form that does not indicate bad faith and that commonly warrants excuse or relief by the court the court s power to revise a judgment because of fraud, mistake, or irregularity a… …
5payment under mistake of fact — A payment made by one person to another on the mistaken supposition of the existence of a specific fact which would entitle the other to the money, where the money would not have been paid if it had been known to the payer that the fact was… …
6Mistake (contract law) — In contract law, a mistake is an erroneous belief, at contracting, that certain facts are true. It can be argued as a defence, and if raised successfully can lead to the agreement in question being found void ab initio or voidable, or… …
7MISTAKE — A legal transaction requires that the making up of the mind (or the conclusive intention of the parties to close the bargain – gemirat ha da at) be demonstrated (see acquisition , Modes of). When it is apparent that one of the parties lacked such …
8mistake — In law, a misunderstanding or erroneous belief about a matter of fact (mistake of fact) or a matter of law (mistake of law). In civil cases, mistake is particularly important in the law of contract Mistakes of law have no effect on the validity… …
9mistake — Some unintentional act, omission, or error arising from ignorance, surprise, imposition, or misplaced confidence. A state of mind not in accord with reality. A mistake exists when a person, under some erroneous conviction of law or fact, does, or …
10mistake — Some unintentional act, omission, or error arising from ignorance, surprise, imposition, or misplaced confidence. A state of mind not in accord with reality. A mistake exists when a person, under some erroneous conviction of law or fact, does, or …
