- mistake of law and fact
- A mistake of fact induced by a mistake of law, as in making a payment. 40 Am J1st Paym § 90.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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