Article 1800 of the French Civil Code
November 7, 2023
A livestock lease is a contract by which one party gives the other a fund of livestock to keep, feed and care for, under conditions agreed between them.
A livestock lease is a contract by which one party gives the other a fund of livestock to keep, feed and care for, under conditions agreed between them.
There are several kinds of livestock: The simple or ordinary livestock, The half livestock, The livestock given to the farmer or sharecropper. There is still a fourth kind of contract improperly called livestock.
Livestock may be given as any species of animal capable of growth or profit for agriculture or trade.
In the absence of specific agreements, these contracts shall be governed by the following principles.
A simple livestock lease is a contract by which one gives to another livestock to keep, feed and care for, on condition that the lessee will profit from half the growth, and also bear half the loss.
The numerical, descriptive and estimated statement of the animals handed over, appearing in the lease, does not transfer ownership of them to the lessee. Its sole purpose is to serve as a basis for the settlement to be made on the day the contract comes to an end.
The lessee owes reasonable care to the preservation of the livestock.
He is liable for fortuitous event only when it was preceded by some fault on his part, without which the loss would not have occurred.
In the event of a dispute, the lessee is required to prove the fortuitous event, and the lessor is required to prove the fault he imputes to the lessee.
The taker who is discharged by the fortuitous event is still liable to account for the hides of the animals.
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