Appeal Against Order for Expert Examination - Admissibility Ruling Upheld
France (FR)
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Généré par l'IAAn individual appealed a decision by a first-instance commission that had ordered an expert examination in a dispute with a social mutual aid fund, but the Court of Appeal declared the appeal inadmissible. The appellant contended that the Court of Appeal improperly substituted itself for the First President, who is solely competent to rule on the inadmissibility of an appeal against an order for expert determination, and that the court should have ruled on the merits of the appeal if it deemed itself competent. The Supreme Court rejected the appeal, finding that under the applicable civil procedure code, an appeal against a decision ordering an expert examination requires prior authorization from the First President of the Court of Appeal, and since the appellant filed the appeal without such authorization, the declaration of inadmissibility was legally justified on that ground, which the higher court could substitute for the criticized reasoning.
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Généré par l'IAARTICLE 272 DU NOUVEAU CODE DE PROCEDURE CIVILE; Appeal Against Order for Expert Examination - Admissibility Ruling Upheld: The appellant contended that the Court of Appeal improperly substituted itself for the First President, who is solely competent to rule on the inadmissibility of an appeal against an order for expert determination, and that the court should have ruled on the merits of the appeal if it deemed itself competent. The Supreme Court rejected the appeal, finding that under the applicable civil procedure code, an appeal against a decision ordering an expert examination requires prior authorization from the First President of the Court of Appeal, and since the appellant filed the appeal without such authorization, the declaration of inadmissibility was legally justified on that ground, which the higher court could substitute for the criticized reasoning.
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Généré par l'IAThe appeal was correctly declared inadmissible because the appellant failed to obtain prior authorization from the First President of the Court of Appeal as required for appeals against decisions ordering an expert examination.
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SUR LE MOYEN UNIQUE, PRIS EN SES DEUX BRANCHES :
ATTENDU SELON L'ARRET ATTAQUE QUE, SAISIE D'UN DIFFEREND OPPOSANT DEMOISELLE X... A LA CAISSE DE MUTUALITE SOCIALE AGRICOLE DU LOT, LA COMMISSION DE PREMIERE INSTANCE AVAIT ORDONNE UNE EXPERTISE ; QUE DEMOISELLE X... A INTERJETE APPEL ;
ATTENDU QU'ELLE REPROCHE A LA COUR D'APPEL D'AVOIR DECLARE SON APPEL IRRECEVABLE EN SE SUBSTITUANT AU PREMIER PRESIDENT, POURTANT SEUL COMPETENT POUR PRONONCERL'IRRECEVABILITE DE L'APPEL FORME CONTREUN JUGEMENT ORDONNANT UNE EXPERTISE ET ALORS QU'IL LUI AURAIT APPARTENU, DU MOMENT QU'ELLE SE CONSIDERAIT COMME COMPETENTE, DE SE PRONONCER SUR LE MOYEN GRAVE ET LEGITIME INVOQUE PAR DEMOISELLE X... A L'APPUI DE SON APPEL ;
MAIS ATTENDU QU'AUX TERMES DE L'ARTICLE 272 DU NOUVEAU CODE DE PROCEDURE CIVILE LA PARTIE QUI ENTEND RELEVER APPEL D'UNE DECISION ORDONNANT UNE EXPERTISE DOIT DEMANDER PREALABLEMENT L'AUTORISATION DU PREMIER PRESIDENT DE LA COUR D'APPEL ;
ET ATTENDU QU'IL RESULTE DE L'ARRET ET DES PRODUCTIONS QUE DEMOISELLE X... A INTERJETE APPEL DEVANT LA COUR D'APPEL SANS AUTORISATION DU PREMIER PRESIDENT ; QUE PAR CE MOTIF DE PUR DROIT SUBSTITUE A CELUI CRITIQUE, LA DECISION D'IRRECEVABILITE SE TROUVE LEGALEMENT JUSTIFIEE ;
PAR CES MOTIFS :
REJETTE LE POURVOI FORME CONTRE L'ARRET RENDU LE 7 FEVRIER 1978 PAR LA COUR D'APPEL D'AGEN.