Questão jurídica principal
Whether the chalet sale could be invalidated for essential mistake concerning the year-round potable water supply.
Decisão extraída
Yes. Continuous safe water supply was an essential element for the buyer and a fact the seller’s assurances made decisive.
Fundamentação extraída
The chalet was intended for permanent living and initial rental. Reliable potable water was objectively and subjectively essential; the buyer was mistaken as to a key property of the object and invalidated within one year of discovering the defect.