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Article 204

Procédure devant les Cours d'Amirauté

Civil Procedure
Titre II: Des Sénéchaussées (On the Seneschal Courts)
Chapitre XX: Procédure devant les Cours d'Amirauté (Procedure Before the Admiralty Courts)

Le demandeur peut, à son choix, assigner devant le juge du domicile du défendeur; devant celui dans l'arrondissement duquel la marchandise a été livrée et la promesse consentie; devant celui de l'arrondissement où le payement devait se faire.

Life lesson: In commercial cases, you choose where to sue: where the defendant lives, where the goods were delivered and the deal was struck, or where payment was due.
Notes: Forum selection in commercial matters: plaintiff's choice among (1) defendant's domicile; (2) delivery/contract district; (3) payment district. Triple jurisdictional option. Plaintiff-friendly.
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