JURITEXT000006955733 · Art. 610 du Code de procédure civile

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Latent Defects Concealment Tolls Prescriptive Period

Numéro de cause JURITEXT000006955733

Autorité / Tribunal Cour de cassation

Juridiction

France (FR)

Date de la décision 1961-01-07

Issue du litige Rejeté (Dismissed)

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A litigant sought damages from a vendor following the discovery of latent defects in a purchased piece of real estate, alleging the vendor had knowingly concealed the defects prior to the sale. The vendor argued that the action was time-barred due to the expiration of the statutory warranty period for hidden defects. The court dismissed the appeal, affirming the lower court's finding that the prescriptive period only commenced upon the buyer's discovery of the defects, and since the vendor's fraudulent concealment prevented timely discovery, the claim was not time-barred as the vendor could not benefit from their own deception.

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Art. 610 du Code de procédure civile; Latent Defects Concealment Tolls Prescriptive Period: The vendor argued that the action was time-barred due to the expiration of the statutory warranty period for hidden defects. The court dismissed the appeal, affirming the lower court's finding that the prescriptive period only commenced upon the buyer's discovery of the defects, and since the vendor's fraudulent concealment prevented timely discovery, the claim was not time-barred as the vendor could not benefit from their own deception.