French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Extra-contractual liability in general
Article 1241
Everyone is liable for damage caused not only by their own actions, but also by their negligence or imprudence.
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Showing 231–240 of 45438 articles for “Art. 1301 · Cass. 1re civ. 5 April 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 May 2010 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 2001”
Everyone is liable for damage caused not only by their own actions, but also by their negligence or imprudence.
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The owner of a building is liable for damage caused by its ruin, where this is the result of a lack of maintenance or a defect in its construction.
The manufacturer is liable for damage caused by a defect in its product, whether or not it has a contractual relationship with the victim.
The owner of an animal, or the person who uses it, while it is in his use, is liable for any damage caused by the animal, whether the animal was in his custody or whether it was lost or escaped.
Any act whatsoever by man which causes damage to another person obliges the person through whose fault it occurred to make reparation for it.
Expenses incurred to prevent the imminent occurrence of damage, to avoid its worsening or to reduce its consequences constitute compensable loss.
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