Property Owner v. Construction Company (Retaining Wall Collapse)
France (FR)
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAA property owner sued a construction company for damages, alleging that the company's work, which involved excavating near a retaining wall supporting the owner's land, caused the wall to collapse. The court of appeal found the construction company liable, reasoning that even though the work was authorized, the company had a professional obligation to ensure the safety of adjacent structures and failed to take necessary precautions against the foreseeable risk of soil movement or wall instability resulting from the excavation, thereby establishing fault.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IAArt. 612 du Code de procédure civile, Art. 660, al. 1 du Code de procédure civile; Property Owner v. Construction Company (Retaining Wall Collapse): The court of appeal found the construction company liable, reasoning that even though the work was authorized, the company had a professional obligation to ensure the safety of adjacent structures and failed to take necessary precautions against the foreseeable risk of soil movement or wall instability resulting from the excavation, thereby establishing fault.
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