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Brokerage Commission Ratification of Voidable Mandate

Case Number 11 05 36
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Lucerne (CH-LU)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

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The court addressed a claim for a brokerage commission arising from a mandate signed by a single individual who held only collective signatory power for the represented entity, meaning the contract was initially voidable under relevant commercial law provisions. The court reasoned that despite the initial lack of authority, the contract was deemed subsequently ratified because the claimant engaged in numerous subsequent meetings concerning the transaction where other authorized representatives participated without challenging the mandate, and crucially, the claimant explicitly referred to the validity of the original agreement in correspondence that remained unchallenged by the entity, establishing binding tacit approval based on good faith and commercial custom, thereby entitling the claimant to the commission.

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Art. 718a Abs. 2 und 933 Abs. 1 OR. Nachträgliche Genehmigung bei alleinigem Handeln einer kollektivzeichnungsberechtigten Person. | OR (Obligationenrecht)

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brokerage contract contract of mandate power of ratification authorized signatory good faith validity of arbitration clause

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Art. 718a Abs. 2 OR

Cited in the heading/summary section, referring to the rules on representation for companies when a single collective signatory acts alone.

Art. 933 Abs. 1 OR

Cited in the heading/summary section, referring to the principle that one signatory among multiple authorized signatories cannot bind the company alone.

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Rechtsprechung Luzern

Instanz: · Obergericht

Abteilung: · I. Kammer

Rechtsgebiet: · OR (Obligationenrecht)

Entscheiddatum: · 18.10.2007

Fallnummer: · 11 05 36

LGVE: · 2008 I Nr. 21

Leitsatz: · Art. 718a Abs. 2 und 933 Abs. 1 OR. Nachträgliche Genehmigung bei alleinigem Handeln einer kollektivzeichnungsberechtigten Person.

Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.