Article 1640 of the French Civil Code

The guarantee on the grounds of eviction ceases when the purchaser has allowed himself to be condemned by a judgment of last resort, or whose appeal is no longer admissible, without calling his seller, if the latter proves that there were sufficient means to have the claim dismissed.

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Article 1640

La garantie pour cause d’éviction cesse lorsque l’acquéreur s’est laissé condamner par un jugement en dernier ressort, ou dont l’appel n’est plus recevable, sans appeler son vendeur, si celui-ci prouve qu’il existait des moyens suffisants pour faire rejeter la demande.