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The resolution of the majority of the participants as to the management and better enjoyment of the thing held in common shall be binding on all.\nA majority shall not be deemed to exist except when the resolution has been taken by the participants representing a majority of the interests which constitute the object of the common ownership.\nIf no majority results, or if the resolution of the majority is seriously prejudicial to the persons interested in the thing held in common, the Court of First Instance, on petition of any of the parties, shall decree what may be proper, including the appointment of an administrator.\nWhen a part of the thing belongs privately to one or to several of the part-owners, and the remainder in common, the preceding provisions shall only apply to the part held in common.\nHistory —Civil Code, 1930, § 332.