Impossibility of Performance Due to Public Requisition
France (FR)
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAA contractual obligation requiring the delivery of goods by a specified date was deemed extinguished when the obligor, despite timely preparation for execution, was prevented from performing by a superior force, namely, the requisitioning of the goods by public authorities for reasons of national interest, which rendered performance absolutely impossible and thus discharged the debtor from liability for non-performance.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IAImpossibility of Performance Due to Public Requisition: A contractual obligation requiring the delivery of goods by a specified date was deemed extinguished when the obligor, despite timely preparation for execution, was prevented from performing by a superior force, namely, the requisitioning of the goods by public authorities for reasons of national interest, which rendered performance absolutely impossible and thus discharged the debtor from liability for non-performance.