Chapter I: Extra-contractual liability in general

Any act whatsoever by man which causes damage to another person obliges the person through whose fault it occurred to make reparation for it.

Everyone is liable for damage caused not only by their own actions, but also by their negligence or imprudence.

One is liable not only for the damage caused by one’s own act, but also for that caused by the act of persons for whom one is answerable, or of things in one’s custody. However, a person who holds, in any capacity whatsoever, all or part of the building or movable property in which a fire originated will only be liable, vis-à-vis third parties, for damage caused by that fire…

The owner of an animal, or the person who uses it, while it is in his use, is liable for any damage caused by the animal, whether the animal was in his custody or whether it was lost or escaped.

The owner of a building is liable for damage caused by its ruin, where this is the result of a lack of maintenance or a defect in its construction.