Seller's Suit for Rescission and Damages Rejected Due to Joint Obligation for Municipal Authorization
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAA seller who entered into a contract for the sale of a piece of land, but failed to secure the necessary municipal authorization for the transfer, sued the buyer for rescission of the sale and damages, arguing that the buyer's failure to obtain the authorization constituted a breach of their contractual obligation; the court rejected the seller's claim, reasoning that the obligation to obtain the required administrative authorization for a property transfer rests jointly with both the seller and the buyer, and since the seller had not proven that they themselves had fulfilled this obligation or that the buyer had exclusively failed to do so, the seller could not use their own non-performance as a basis to rescind the contract and claim damages.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IASeller's Suit for Rescission and Damages Rejected Due to Joint Obligation for Municipal Authorization: A seller who entered into a contract for the sale of a piece of land, but failed to secure the necessary municipal authorization for the transfer, sued the buyer for rescission of the sale and damages, arguing that the buyer's failure to obtain the authorization constituted a breach of their contractual obligation; the court rejected the seller's claim, reasoning that the obligation to obtain the required administrative authorization for a property transfer rests jointly with both the seller and the buyer, and since the seller had not proven that they themselves had fulfilled this obligation or that the buyer had exclusively failed to do so, the seller could not use their own non-performance as a basis to rescind the contract and claim damages.