Question juridique clé
Whether a request solely for judicial appointment of a liquidator of a simple partnership is admissible in summary/gracious proceedings when dissolution is contested.
Solution extraite
A judicial liquidator may be appointed only if the partnership is already dissolved and its entry into liquidation is undisputed; if dissolution itself is litigated, the request must be rejected.
Motifs extraits
The court held that a liquidator appointment is a matter of non-contentious jurisdiction subject to summary procedure, but the judge may only verify that dissolution and liquidation are not in dispute. Here the request itself showed a controversy over dissolution, and the appellant did not clearly accept that the partnership was dissolved and in liquidation.