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Seller Liability for Contract Delay Despite General Strike

Numéro de cause JURITEXT000006953250

Autorité / Tribunal Cour de cassation

Juridiction

France (FR)

Date de la décision 1960-03-21

Issue du litige Rejeté (Dismissed)

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Synthèse Legislator

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A seller contracted to deliver goods to a buyer, but the delivery was delayed due to a general strike affecting transportation, which the seller claimed constituted force majeure, leading to a dispute over liability for the delay. The court rejected the appeal, reasoning that while a general strike can constitute force majeure, the burden of proof rests on the party asserting it, and the lower court had correctly determined that the seller failed to demonstrate that the strike was the specific and unavoidable cause of the delay, thus upholding the seller's liability for the breach of contract.

Regeste Legislator

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Seller Liability for Contract Delay Despite General Strike: The court rejected the appeal, reasoning that while a general strike can constitute force majeure, the burden of proof rests on the party asserting it, and the lower court had correctly determined that the seller failed to demonstrate that the strike was the specific and unavoidable cause of the delay, thus upholding the seller's liability for the breach of contract.