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A renovation ends in court: builder fights over who to blame for unfinished work

Court
Cour de cassation
Decided
Sep 10, 2026
Citation
23-19.363
Judges
Mme Martinel (présidente)

AI breakdown

  • The case involves Ethic-home, which was sued for not completing renovation work and sought to appeal a court's payment order.
  • The Cour de cassation annulled a lower court's decision to reject Ethic-home's appeal because it didn't include a co-debtor.
  • The ruling clarified that the appeal could not have been deemed inadmissible due to misinterpretation of indivisibility rules.

Outcome

Cassation

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