Supplier v. Buyer (Log Acceptance Liability)
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Généré par l'IAThe case involved a dispute where a company refused to pay for a delivery of oak logs, claiming the wood was non-conforming because it was unusable for furniture making, leading the appellate court to declare the supplier's action unfounded and resolve the sale based on the supplier's "grave fault." The high court quashed this decision, reasoning that the appellate court failed to draw the correct legal consequence from its own finding that the company's agents had inspected and accepted the goods without reservation, thereby violating the applicable civil code article concerning mandates and liability.
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Généré par l'IAARTICLE 1998 DU CODE CIVIL, VU L'ARTICLE 1998 DU CODE CIVIL; Supplier v. Buyer (Log Acceptance Liability): The case involved a dispute where a company refused to pay for a delivery of oak logs, claiming the wood was non-conforming because it was unusable for furniture making, leading the appellate court to declare the supplier's action unfounded and resolve the sale based on the supplier's "grave fault." The high court quashed this decision, reasoning that the appellate court failed to draw the correct legal consequence from its own finding that the company's agents had inspected and accepted the goods without reservation, thereby violating the applicable civil code article concerning mandates and liability.
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Généré par l'IAThis is the main operative part of the decision, resulting in the cassation of the lower court's ruling.
Although cited at the beginning, this article concerning mandate was the main legal ground contemplated by the Supreme Court's reasoning leading to the cassation, specifically regarding the actions of the mandataries.
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SUR LE MOYEN UNIQUE :
VU L'ARTICLE 1998 DU CODE CIVIL ;
ATTENDU, SELON LES ENONCIATIONS DE L'ARRET ATTAQUE, QUE LA SOCIETE GAP RUSTIQUE A PASSE COMMANDE A ANTOINE, EXPLOITANT FORESTIER, D'UNE CERTAINE QUANTITE DE "PLOTS DE CHENE" ET QUE LADITE SOCIETE, INVOQUANT LA NON CONFORMITE DE LA MARCHANDISE LIVREE, A REFUSE D'EN EFFECTUER LE PAIEMENT ;
ATTENDU QUE POUR DECLARER MAL FONDEE L'ACTION INTENTEE PAR ANTOINE ET PRONONCER LA RESOLUTION DE LA VENTE, LA COUR D'APPEL DECLARE QUE LE BOIS LIVRE N'ETAIT PAS UTILISABLE POUR LA FABRICATION DE MEUBLES, ET QUE LA LOURDE FAUTE AINSI COMMISE PAR ANTOINE AUTORISAIT LA SOCIETE A AGIR CONTRE LUI ;
ATTENDU QU'EN SE DETERMINANT AINSI, ALORS QU'ELLE CONSTATE QUE LES EPOUX X..., AGISSANT EN QUALITE DE MANDATAIRES DE LA SOCIETE GAP RUSTIQUE, AVAIENT VERIFIE LA MARCHANDISE ET L'AVAIENT RECEPTIONNEE SANS RESERVES, LA COUR D'APPEL N'A PAS TIRE DE SES CONSTATATIONS LES CONSEQUENCES QUI EN RESULTAIENT ;
PAR CES MOTIFS :
CASSE ET ANNULE L'ARRET RENDU ENTRE LES PARTIES LE 17 NOVEMBRE 1977 PAR LA COUR D'APPEL DE CAEN ; REMET, EN CONSEQUENCE, LA CAUSE ET LES PARTIES AU MEME ET SEMBLABLE ETAT OU ELLES ETAIENT AVANT LEDIT ARRET, ET POUR ETRE FAIT DROIT, LES RENVOIE DEVANT LA COUR D'APPEL DE ROUEN.