Question juridique clé
Whether the purchases of clothes, furniture, and other items were loans or gifts
Solution extraite
Only the purchases made in Saint-Ouen were proven to have been made under a consumer loan; the others were not shown to be repayable.
Motifs extraits
The cantonal court found a common intent to contract a loan only for the Saint-Ouen purchases, based on the antique dealer's testimony; that factual finding bound the Federal Supreme Court.