The author analyzes the boundaries in the context of ostensible agency, outlining its figure and enucleating the application assumptions. An unavoidable requirement for the mechanism’s operation of ostensible agency, which implies that a non-existent situation is treated as true, in addition to the good faith of the third contracting party, is also the fault of the represented party; failing that, the contractual obligation may not be imposed on the latter, but only a liability for damages should be provided for the party withing the limits of art. 1398 c.c. Otherwise, if both the conditions are satisfied, the right of the third party to the fulfillment of the contract is configured. The ostensible agency is, in fact, based on an idea of legal appearance to which a general application should be recognized as a factual situation giving rise to obligations on the part of the ostensible represented in order to be included among other acts or facts capable of generating obligations in accordance with the legal system pursuant to art. 1173 c.c. These conclusions are reached through an examination of several cases, which express specific needs but are uniformly characterized by the dynamism of each of the market sectors.
L’autore analizza i confini dell’istituto della rappresentanza apparente, delineandone la figura ed enucleando i presupposti applicativi. Requisito ineliminabile per l’operatività del meccanismo della rappresentanza apparente, che comporta che una situazione inesistente sia trattata come vera, oltre alla buona fede del terzo contraente, si ritiene sia anche la colpa del rappresentato; in mancanza, non si può imporre a quest’ultimo il vincolo negoziale, ma si dovrebbe prevedere a suo carico soltanto una responsabilità risarcitoria, nei limiti dell’art. 1398 c.c. Diversamente, sussistendone entrambi i presupposti, si configura il diritto del soggetto terzo contraente all’adempimento del contratto. La rappresentanza apparente trova, difatti, fondamento in un’idea di apparenza giuridica alla quale deve riconoscersi una portata generale, quale situazione di fatto fonte di obbligazioni a carico dell’apparente rappresentato, da ricomprendersi fra gli altri atti o fatti idonei a produrre obbligazioni in conformità dell’ordinamento giuridico ai sensi dell’art. 1173 c.c. A tali conclusioni si perviene attraverso una disamina di diverse fattispecie, che esprimono esigenze specifiche ma uniformemente caratterizzate dal dinamismo dei rispettivi settori di mercato.
Battelli, E. (2024). Question de représentation apparente dans les contracts financiers et d’assurance. In F.M. Boudot M. (a cura di), La représentation”, Journées Poitiers-Roma Tre «Jean Beauchard - Paolo Vecchi» (pp. 157-176). Paris : LGDJ.
Question de représentation apparente dans les contracts financiers et d’assurance
Ettore Battelli
2024-01-01
Abstract
The author analyzes the boundaries in the context of ostensible agency, outlining its figure and enucleating the application assumptions. An unavoidable requirement for the mechanism’s operation of ostensible agency, which implies that a non-existent situation is treated as true, in addition to the good faith of the third contracting party, is also the fault of the represented party; failing that, the contractual obligation may not be imposed on the latter, but only a liability for damages should be provided for the party withing the limits of art. 1398 c.c. Otherwise, if both the conditions are satisfied, the right of the third party to the fulfillment of the contract is configured. The ostensible agency is, in fact, based on an idea of legal appearance to which a general application should be recognized as a factual situation giving rise to obligations on the part of the ostensible represented in order to be included among other acts or facts capable of generating obligations in accordance with the legal system pursuant to art. 1173 c.c. These conclusions are reached through an examination of several cases, which express specific needs but are uniformly characterized by the dynamism of each of the market sectors.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.