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Des Obligations du Capitaine

Commercial Law
Titre II: Des Navires et autres Bâtimens de mer (On Ships and Other Seagoing Vessels)
Chapitre IV: Des Obligations du Capitaine (On the Obligations of the Captain)

Tout capitaine, ou maître ou patron, commandant quelque espèce de bâtiment que ce soit, répond de toutes les fautes résultant de son incapacité, de sa mauvaise foi, ou de sa négligence; mais il faudra que la preuve en soit fournie, et que les événemens arrivés ne dépendent nullement des causes majeures.

Life lesson: A captain answers for incompetence, bad faith, and negligence — but the burden of proof is on the accuser, and acts of God are excused.
Notes: Captain's liability: covers incompetence, bad faith, and negligence. Proof required from accuser. Force majeure defense available. Fault-based, not strict liability.
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