Is there any case law where a trial judge made an error by mistake?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Thompson v. Thompson, 2006 BCSC 130 (CanLII):
I was faced with a similar issue in Prendergast v. Prendergast, 2004 BCSC 1213, 2004 CarswellBC 2076. In that decision I referred to the recent decision of Leskun v. Leskun, 2004 BCCA 422, where Southin J.A., speaking for the court in response to an alleged error made by the trial judge, said this at paras. 41 to 43:
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