BSA Section 169 — No new trial for improper admission or rejection of evidence

Summary

The improper admission or rejection of evidence alone is not a valid reason for a new trial or for reversing a decision in any case. This applies if the court where the objection is raised finds that, without the improperly admitted evidence, there was still enough other evidence to support the decision, or that, even if the rejected evidence had been accepted, it would not have changed the outcome.

Official Text

The improper admission or rejection of evidence shall not be ground of itself for a new trial or reversal of any decision in any case, if it shall appear to the Court before which such objection is raised that, independently of the evidence objected to and admitted, there was sufficient evidence to justify the decision, or that, if the rejected evidence had been received, it ought not to have varied the decision.

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• IEA §167 — No new trial for improper admission or rejection of evidence