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Article 288
Du Droit d'accession relativement aux Choses mobilières
Titre XII:
De la Propriété
(On Property)
Chapitre II:
Du Droit d'accession relativement aux Choses mobilières
(On the Right of Accession Relative to Movable Things)
La partie principale est celle à laquelle l'autre n'a été unie que pour l'usage, la décoration ou le complément de la première.
Life lesson:
The principal is defined by function: it is the thing the accessory was added to serve, decorate, or complete. Purpose determines hierarchy in property law.
Notes:
Definition of 'principal part': the thing to which the other was united for use, decoration, or completion. Functional test — the accessory serves the principal. Determines ownership under Art. 287.