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Article 963

Tort & Quasi-Contract
Titre XVIII: Des Engagemens qui se forment sans Convention (On Engagements Formed Without Convention)

Tout créancier de bonne foi doit restituer en nature l'immeuble ou le meuble corporel qu'il aurait reçu indûment, s'il existe au moment de la demande, ou en payer la valeur, si par sa faute la chose est périe ou détériorée ; mais s'il y avait mauvaise foi, il répondrait même de la perte arrivée par cas imprévus et extraordinaires.

Life lesson: Received something you shouldn't have? Return it in kind, or pay its value if you damaged it. Bad faith makes you liable for everything.
Notes: Restitution in kind or value. Good faith: fault-based liability. Bad faith: absolute liability including cas fortuit. Cf. Code Napoléon Art. 1379.
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