The Court may, where equity so requires, reduce the compensation to be paid by a person who is liable for a injury which, in consequence of unforeseeable circumstances, expanded beyond what could reasonably be expected.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 1659
Unforeseeable Injury · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
Such reduction must never be ordered where the liability arises from an intentional fault.