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Showing 10511060 of 52466 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7-2-1989 n° 242

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 775

The procedure is written unless otherwise specified.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The Registry

Article 773

The court clerk shall immediately notify the lawyers whose constitution is known to him of the registration number in the general register, the day and time set by the president of the court for the a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of counsel and submissions

Article 767

The copy of the writ of summons and of the pleadings shall be delivered to the court registry either as soon as they are served, with proof of service, or if they were served before the court was seis…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of counsel and submissions

Article 768

The pleadings must expressly state the parties' claims and the pleas in fact and in law on which each of these claims is based, indicating for each claim the documents relied on and their numbering. A…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Orientation of the case

Article 776

Subject to the provisions of Article 1108, on the day of the orientation hearing, the case shall be called before the president of the chamber seised or to which the case has been distributed.The latt…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 772

Within two months of the summons, the heir must take sides or request an extension of time from the judge where he has not been able to complete the inventory begun or where he justifies other serious…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 773

In the absence of a summons, the heir retains the option to opt, if he has not otherwise acted as an heir and if he is not held to be an accepting heir pure and simple pursuant to articles 778, 790 or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the owner of the land to which the easement is owed

Article 702

On his part, one who has a right of easement may use it only according to his title, without being able to make, either in the land which owes the easement, or in the land to which it is owed, any cha…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: How easements are extinguished

Article 705

Any easement is extinguished when the land to which it is owed, and the one who owes it, are united in the same hand.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Heirs.

Article 732

A surviving spouse who has not been divorced is entitled to inherit.

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