Prosecutor General's Request to Overturn Inadmissibility Ruling Due to Subsequent Withdrawal of Appeal
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Généré par l'IAFollowing an appeal filed against a civil court ruling concerning damages following a building collapse, the Court of Cassation reviewed a request from the Prosecutor General to overturn its prior decision, which had declared the appeal inadmissible. The basis for the request was that the appellant had subsequently filed a formal withdrawal of the appeal, evidenced by documentation sent between the appeal court registry and the Court of Cassation registry. The Court reasoned that the manifestation of intent to appeal, coupled with the subsequent declaration of withdrawal, necessarily implied a desire that the Court of Cassation not be seized of the matter; consequently, the Court overturned the prior decision, declared it had never been seized of the appeal, and determined there was no need to rule on the merits of the appeal, the withdrawal, or related costs.
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Généré par l'IAProsecutor General's Request to Overturn Inadmissibility Ruling Due to Subsequent Withdrawal of Appeal: The basis for the request was that the appellant had subsequently filed a formal withdrawal of the appeal, evidenced by documentation sent between the appeal court registry and the Court of Cassation registry. The Court reasoned that the manifestation of intent to appeal, coupled with the subsequent declaration of withdrawal, necessarily implied a desire that the Court of Cassation not be seized of the matter; consequently, the Court overturned the prior decision, declared it had never been seized of the appeal, and determined there was no need to rule on the merits of the appeal, the withdrawal, or related costs.
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VU LA REQUETE DE M. LE PROCUREUR GENERAL PRES LA COUR DE CASSATION, EN DATE DU 19 OCTOBRE 1962, ENSEMBLE L'ARRET DE LA CHAMBRE CIVILE DU 10 AVRIL 1962 ;
ATTENDU QUE LEDIT ARRET A DECLARE IRRECEVABLE LE POURVOI FORME PAR NATALI, SUIVANT DECLARATION RECUE LE 16 MAI 1961, DU GREFFE DE LA COUR D'APPEL DE BASTIA, EN CASSATION DE L'ARRET RENDU PAR LADITE COUR D'APPEL, LE 7 MARS 1961, DANS UNE INSTANCE QUI OPPOSAIT LE DECLARANT AUX CONSORTS Y..., Z... EN DOMMAGES-INTERETS, A LA SUITE D'UN EFFONDREMENT SURVENU DANS L'IMMEUBLE DONT NATALI ETAIT CO-PROPRIETAIRE ;
QU'AUX TERMES DE LA REQUETE SUSVISEE, M. LE PROCUREUR GENERAL EXPOSE QUE, PAR DECLARATION AU MEME GREFFE, EN DATE DU 12 AOUT 1961, NATALI S'ETAIT DESISTE DE SON POURVOI ET QU'UN EXTRAIT DE CE DESISTEMENT ETAIT VISE DANS L'ENUMERATION DES PIECES ADRESSEES PAR LE GREFFE DE LA COUR D'APPEL DE BASTIA A CELUI DE LA COUR DE CASSATION ;
QUE M. LE PROCUREUR GENERAL REQUIERT LE RABAT DE L'ARRET SUSVISE ET LE DONNE ACTE A NATALI DE SON DESISTEMENT ;
ATTENDU QUE LA MANIFESTATION DE LA VOLONTE DE SE POURVOIR, ASSORTIE DE CELLE DE SE DESISTER, COMPORTAIT NECESSAIREMENT LE DESIR QUE LA COUR DE CASSATION NE FUT PAS SAISIE ;
RAPPORTE, EN CONSEQUENCE, L'ARRET SUSVISE ;
DIT QUE LA COUR DE CASSATION N'A PAS ETE SAISIE DU POURVOI ET QU'IL N'Y A LIEU DE STATUER NI SUR LEDIT POURVOI, NI SUR LE DESISTEMENT, NI SUR L'AMENDE ET LES DEPENS ;
ORDONNE QU'A LA DILIGENCE DU GREFFIER EN CHEF DE LA COUR DE CASSATION LE PRESENT ARRET SERA TRANSCRIT EN MARGE OU A LA SUITE DE L'ARRET RAPPORTE ;
NO 61-13.074. PROCUREUR GENERAL PRES LA COUR DE CASSATION C/ DEMOISELLE X... ET AUTRES. PRESIDENT : M. CAMBOULIVES. - RAPPORTEUR : M. SEYER. - AVOCAT GENERAL : M. LEMOINE.