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IX Ca 669/20 AI generated

Court allows buyer to rescind contract due to error regarding the nature of the accepted performance as a legal act.

Case Number IX Ca 669/20
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The court permitted the buyer to rescind the contract based on an error concerning the nature of the accepted performance. The buyer argued that accepting the performance as a legal act constituted a mistake in the content of the legal act, while the opposing party contended the acceptance was valid. The court ruled that the buyer could choose to withdraw from the consequences of the declaration of acceptance due to this specific error.

Legislator headnote

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Civil Code provisions on mistake in legal acts; A buyer who accepts performance as a legal act may rescind the contract if they later discover an error regarding the content of that legal act.

Keywords

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contract rescission error in legal act accepted performance buyer's rights civil code provisions

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