Article 1190
When in doubt, a contract by mutual agreement is construed against the creditor and in favour of the debtor, and a contract of adhesion against the person who proposed it.
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When in doubt, a contract by mutual agreement is construed against the creditor and in favour of the debtor, and a contract of adhesion against the person who proposed it.
Compensation for environmental damage is primarily in kind. In the event that it is de jure or de facto impossible or that reparation measures are insufficient, the judge shall order the person respon…
Quasi-contracts are purely voluntary acts from which result an obligation on the part of the person who benefits from them without being entitled to do so, and sometimes an obligation on the part of t…
The spouses may declare, in a general manner, that they intend to marry under one of the regimes provided for in this Code. In the absence of special stipulations that derogate from or modify the comm…
All the clauses of a contract are to be interpreted in relation to each other, giving to each the meaning which respects the coherence of the whole act. When, with the common intention of the parties,…
You can only make a commitment in your own name for yourself.
The revocation can only be made by the stipulator or, after his death, by his heirs. The latter may only do so after the expiry of a period of three months from the day on which they gave the benefici…
A fixed-term contract may be renewed by operation of law or by agreement of the parties. Renewal gives rise to a new contract whose content is identical to the previous one but whose duration is indef…
In any event, termination may be requested in court.
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.
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