Land Sale Rescission for Misrepresentation of Buildability
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAA plaintiff, having contracted to purchase land, sued the vendor for rescission of the sale, alleging that the land was fraudulently misrepresented to be buildable when it was, in fact, designated as non-constructible by urban planning rules, a fact the vendor knew or should have known; the Court of Cassation rejected the appeal, affirming the lower court's decision which had found insufficient proof that the vendor's representations constituted fraud (dol) sufficient to vitiate consent, as the planning designation was a matter of public law that the purchaser was also presumed to know or verify.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IALand Sale Rescission for Misrepresentation of Buildability: A plaintiff, having contracted to purchase land, sued the vendor for rescission of the sale, alleging that the land was fraudulently misrepresented to be buildable when it was, in fact, designated as non-constructible by urban planning rules, a fact the vendor knew or should have known; the Court of Cassation rejected the appeal, affirming the lower court's decision which had found insufficient proof that the vendor's representations constituted fraud (dol) sufficient to vitiate consent, as the planning designation was a matter of public law that the purchaser was also presumed to know or verify.