Obiter dicta
Things said 'by the way' in a judgment that were not necessary to decide it. Persuasive, sometimes quoted for decades, but not binding. Mistaking obiter for ratio is the classic first-year error.
Things said 'by the way' in a judgment that were not necessary to decide it. Persuasive, sometimes quoted for decades, but not binding. Mistaking obiter for ratio is the classic first-year error.