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Droit immobilier

Une partie assignée en justice est en

Une partie assignée en justice est en droit d'appeler une autre en garantie des condamnations qui pourraient être prononcées contre elle, une telle action ne supposant pas que l'appelant en garantie ait déjà indemnisé le demandeur initial. Viole l'article 334 du code de procédure civile, la cour d'appel qui, pour déclarer irrecevable la demande d'un assureur dommages-ouvrage formée contre les responsables des dommages, retient que cet assureur ne justifie pas avoir indemnisé son assuré, alors qu'elle était saisie d'une demande de garantie et non d'un recours subrogatoire

Court: cc

Date: 08/12/2021

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08 December 20211 views
Droit immobilier

The letting of jointly owned property requires

The letting of jointly owned property requires the consent of all the co-owners. A tenant who has dealt with only one of them must establish that the latter had authority for that purpose from the co-owners against whom the contract is asserted, unless they subsequently ratified it.

Court: cc

Date: 23/03/1977

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23 March 1977
Droit immobilier

Seised of a claim for compensation for

Seised of a claim for compensation for damage caused by a ball thrown by a friend with whom the victim was practising basketball, the trial judges may consider that the ball was, at the time of the accident, in the custody of the person who had thrown it and that there had not been, for the victim, an assumption of risk, since they note that the rules agreed between the players did not imply an exchange of the ball used from one to the other, but that each in turn took possession of it in order to attempt to put it into a basket fixed to the wall without the partner having to oppose it, that thus custody of the ball was entrusted alternately to one and then to the other for a longer or shorter period and that it was a peaceful game between two players.

Court: cc

Date: 21/02/1979

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21 February 1979
Droit immobilier

Does Not Constitute a Force Majeure Event

An administrative authority's order to carry out safety works does not constitute a force majeure event where those works were only made necessary by the tenant's addition of supplementary activities to those contractually provided for.

Court: cc

Date: 13/06/2007

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13 June 20071 views
Droit immobilier

The damage consisting in the

The damage consisting in the non-compliance of the building with the mandatory earthquake-resistant standards in the region where a house is located, a certain risk factor of loss by earthquake, compromises its structural integrity and renders it unfit for its intended purpose.

Court: cc

Date: 11/05/2011

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11 May 2011
Droit immobilier

An appeal to the Court of Cassation against a

An appeal to the Court of Cassation against a judgment rendered in expropriation matters, lodged by declaration at the registry of the Court of Cassation, is admissible in accordance with Article 995 of the new Code of Civil Procedure.

Court: cc

Date: 06/01/1981

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06 January 1981
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This legal magazine offers in-depth analysis of recent French real estate and property law case law. Each article is written by Maître Cécile Zakine, Doctor of Law, to help you understand legal developments and their practical implications.

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