25-1138.Exception, defined.An exception is an objection taken to a decision of the court upon a matter of law.SourceR.S.1867, Code § 307, p. 445; R.S.1913, § 7876; C.S.1922, § 8821; C.S.1929, § 20-1138; R.S.1943, § 25-1138.