Supreme Court held that a mandatory share purchase clause is valid even if it forces a member to buy shares when their turnover increases.
Legislator-Zusammenfassung
KI-generiertThe Supreme Court upheld the validity of a cooperative's bylaw requiring members to purchase additional shares when their annual turnover exceeds a specific threshold. The plaintiff argued that such a mandatory purchase clause violated their freedom of contract and property rights under the Act on Cooperatives. The court ruled that the clause was a legitimate contractual obligation designed to maintain the cooperative's capital structure and was not an unlawful restriction on the member's rights.
Legislator-Regeste
KI-generiertAct on Cooperatives s. 30; A mandatory provision in a cooperative's bylaws requiring a member to purchase additional shares upon an increase in their turnover is valid and does not violate the member's property rights or freedom of contract.
Schlagwörter
KI-generiertZitierte Gesetzesbestimmungen
KI-generiertZitierte Rechtsprechung
KI-generiertVerwandte Entscheide
KI-generiertVolltext
Osuuskunnan sääntöjen mukaan jäsenen oli vuotuisen liikevaihtonsa kasvaessa tiettyyn määrään ostettava lisää osuuksia. Liikevaihdon vastaavasti alentuessa osuuskunta palautti hänelle osuusmaksuja.
Kysymys siitä, oliko palautukseen sovellettava osuuskuntalain 30 §:n säännöstä.
Ks. KKO:1996:95