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Showing 1431–1440 of 32584 articles for “Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 9-7-2014 n° 13-15.948”
An obligation contracted under a condition whose performance depends solely on the will of the debtor is null. This nullity cannot be invoked where the obligation was performed with full knowledge of…
The term benefits the debtor, if it does not follow from the law, the will of the parties or the circumstances that it has been established in favour of the creditor or both parties.The party for whos…
The costs of the formal notice and the deposit or sequestration shall be borne by the creditor.
Subrogation transfers to its beneficiary, within the limit of what he has paid, the claim and its accessories, with the exception of rights exclusively attached to the person of the creditor.However,…
The restitution of a service takes place in value. This is assessed at the date on which it was provided.
The ratification of the management by the master is equivalent to a mandate.
A debtor's forfeiture of the term of payment may not be enforced against his co-debtors, even joint and several, and his guarantors.
A formal notice to pay an obligation for a sum of money shall give rise to interest on arrears, at the legal rate, without the creditor being required to prove any prejudice.
If there are several compensable debts, the rules for charging payments are transposable.
It may only be referred on a fact that is personal to the party to whom it is referred.It may be referred by that party, unless the fact that is the subject of it is purely personal to him.
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