Employment Contract Nullified Due to Adulterous Consideration
France (FR)
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAThe Court of Cassation rejected an appeal challenging a lower court's decision that voided a fifteen-year fixed-term employment contract between two married individuals on the grounds that its determining cause was the maintenance of their adulterous relationship. The appellant argued that the lower court erred by basing its finding of an immoral cause solely on writings from one party, ignoring evidence that the contract was genuinely intended to secure the services of a skilled technician for a business the other party owned but could not operate. However, the appellate court, exercising its discretion over the evidence, reasonably inferred the existence of the adulterous relationship from various documents and, by comparing this relationship with the contract's exorbitant and unusual clauses, correctly concluded that the true consideration for the contract was the illicit relationship, thereby legally justifying the contract's nullification.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IAART. 1134 DU CODE CIVIL, ART. 1131 DU CODE CIVIL, ART. 1315 DU CODE CIVIL, ART. 7 DE LA LOI DU 20 AVRIL 1810, ART. 455 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE CIVILE; Employment Contract Nullified Due to Adulterous Consideration: The appellant argued that the lower court erred by basing its finding of an immoral cause solely on writings from one party, ignoring evidence that the contract was genuinely intended to secure the services of a skilled technician for a business the other party owned but could not operate. However, the appellate court, exercising its discretion over the evidence, reasonably inferred the existence of the adulterous relationship from various documents and, by comparing this relationship with the contract's exorbitant and unusual clauses, correctly concluded that the true consideration for the contract was the illicit relationship, thereby legally justifying the contract's nullification.
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Généré par l'IAThe Court of Cassation implicitly confirms the application of this article, cited in the sole ground of appeal which was ultimately rejected by confirming the lower court's decision based on the immorality of the contract's cause.
The Court of Cassation implicitly confirms the application of this article, cited in the sole ground of appeal, concerning the nullity of obligations with an illicit cause, by rejecting the appeal.
The Court of Cassation implicitly confirms the application of this article, cited in the sole ground of appeal, concerning the burden of proof, by finding that the lower court legally justified its decision regarding the evidence.
This procedural article, cited in the sole ground of appeal concerning lack of motive and insufficient legal basis, is implicitly validated by the rejection of the appeal.
This procedural article, cited in the sole ground of appeal concerning failure to respond to submissions, is implicitly validated by the finding that the Court of Appeal responded to Garcia's submissions.
Texte complet
SUR LE MOYEN UNIQUE, PRIS DE LA VIOLATION DES ARTICLES 1134, 1131 ET 1315 DU CODE CIVIL, 7 DE LA LOI DU 20 AVRIL 1810, 455 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE CIVILE, VIOLATION DES REGLES DE LA PREUVE, DEFAUT DE MOTIFS ET MANQUE DE BASE LEGALE :
ATTENDU QU'IL EST FAIT GRIEF A L'ARRET ATTAQUE D'AVOIR DECLARE NUL LE CONTRAT DE TRAVAIL A DUREE DETERMINEE DE QUINZE ANS, LIANT GARCIA ET DAME X..., TOUS DEUX MARIES A DES TIERS, AU MOTIF QUE LA CAUSE DETERMINANTE DE SA CONCLUSION ETAIT LE MAINTIEN DES RELATIONS ADULTERES DES PARTIES, ALORS QUE, D'UNE PART, LES JUGES TIENNENT POUR ETABLIES LES PRETENDUES RELATIONS INTIMES ENTRE LES PARTIES, FORMELLEMENT DENIEES PAR GARCIA, EN SE FONDANT UNIQUEMENT SUR DES ECRITS EMANANT DE DAME X... OU DES PROPOS QU'ELLE AURAIT TENUS, ET QUE CES SEULS ELEMENTS DE PREUVE CREES PAR LA DEMANDERESSE ELLE-MEME NE SAURAIENT SUFFIRE A APPORTER LA PREUVE DE LA CAUSE IMMORALE PAR ELLE ALLEGUEE, POUR REFUSER DE RESPECTER LE CONTRAT PASSE ENTRE LES PARTIES AINSI QUE LE FAISAIT VALOIR GARCIA, DANS SES CONCLUSIONS LAISSEES SANS REPONSE, ET ALORS QUE, D'AUTRE PART, LES JUGES NE REPONDENT PAS AUXDITES CONCLUSIONS FAISANT VALOIR QUE LE CONTRAT DE TRAVAIL LITIGIEUX, QUI AVAIT RECU EXECUTION, AVAIT ETE CONSENTI PAR DAME X..., PROPRIETAIRE D'UN FONDS DE COMMERCE DE GARAGE QU'ELLE N'AVAIT AUCUNE CAPACITE POUR EXPLOITER, EN VUE DE S'ASSURER LES SERVICES D'UN TECHNICIEN AVERTI ET CONFIRME TEL QUE GARCIA;
MAIS ATTENDU QUE LES JUGES DU FOND, USANT DE LEUR POUVOIR D'APPRECIATION QUANT A LA PORTEE DES ELEMENTS DE PREUVE SOUMIS A LEUR EXAMEN, ONT DEDUIT L'EXISTENCE DE RELATIONS ADULTERES ENTRE DAME X... ET GARCIA, DE LETTRES ET ECRITS EMANANT TANT D'ELLE-MEME QUE DE TIERS, DONT ILS ONT APPRECIE LA VALEUR; QU'AYANT MIS EN PARALLELE LES RELATIONS ADULTERES ET LES CLAUSES EXORBITANTES ET INHABITUELLES DU CONTRAT DE TRAVAIL, L'ARRET A CONSTATE QUE CES CLAUSES NE REPRESENTAIENT PAS LA CONTREPARTIE EQUIVALENTE ET EQUITABLE DES PRESTATIONS DE TRAVAIL DE GARCIA ET DE SA COMPETENCE PROFESSIONNELLE COMME DES FONCTIONS DE DIRECTEUR TECHNIQUE QUI LUI ETAIENT DEVOLUES;
QU'AINSI, LA COUR D'APPEL, QUI A REPONDU EN LES REJETANT AUX CONCLUSIONS DE GARCIA, A ESTIME QUE LA CAUSE REELLE DES ENGAGEMENTS DE DAME X... ETAIT LE MAINTIEN DE RELATIONS ADULTERES AVEC CELUI-CI; QUE, CE FAISANT, ELLE A LEGALEMENT JUSTIFIE SA DECISION; D'OU IL SUIT QUE LE MOYEN N'EST PAS FONDE;
PAR CES MOTIFS :
REJETTE LE POURVOI FORME CONTRE L'ARRET RENDU LE 27 AVRIL 1978 PAR LA COUR D'APPEL DE MONTPELLIER.