Matter
Dame Z… v Richier (French Court of Cassation)
- 5 June 1973France
5 June 1973France
Judgment of the Pau Court of Appeal dated 5 June 1973 in Dame Z… v Richier
Pau Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Pau Court of Appeal judgment was the decision challenged by Richier before the Court of Cassation in the dispute over unpaid rent for the Algerian hotel business, taxes paid for Richier, and Richier’s counterclaim for damages.
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2 participantsDame Z…
Richier
Pau Court of Appeal
- Date not availableAlgeria
Date not availableAlgeria
Judgment of the Algiers court in Dame Z… v Richier
Algiers Court
- Decision summary
- The Algiers court granted Dame Z…’s claim against Richier for unpaid rent and reimbursement of taxes she paid for Richier in connection with the hotel business operated under a free-management arrangement. The judgment was later refused exequatur in France because the Algiers court was considered incompetent under Article 15 of the French Civil Code.
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2 participantsDame Z…
Richier
Algiers Court
- Date not availableFrance
Date not availableFrance
Judgment of the French Court of Cassation in Dame Z… v Richier
French Court of Cassation
- Decision summary
- The Court of Cassation dismissed Richier’s appeal against the Pau Court of Appeal judgment. It held that the 7 February 1967 action before the Algiers court interrupted the five-year limitation period, upheld recovery of unpaid business rent and Algerian taxes paid by Dame Z… for Richier, and rejected Richier’s counterclaim for damages.
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3 authorities · 3 participantsDame Z…
Richier
Dame Jourdan Y… X…
French Court of Cassation