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635, he is not exempted from liability arising from facts which he knew, but of which he omitted to give notice.

641.

So long as the contractor has not completed the work, the employer may at any time rescind the contract on paying compensation for damage.

642.

If the employer is adjudged bankrupt, the contractor or the administrator in bankruptcy may rescind the contract, in which case the contractor may intervene in the distribution of the assets as to his compensation for work already done and for expenses not included in such compensation.

In that case neither party can claim compensation for damage arising from such rescission.

Section X.
Mandate.[1]

643.

A mandate is where one party directs the other to do a juristic act, and the other agrees to do so.

644.

A mandatary is bound to execute the business entrusted to him according to the terms of the mandate, and to use the care of a good manager.

  1. ↑ Mandatum in Roman Law. The meaning of mandatum is not the name as that of “agency” in English Law.
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