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Creditor's Demand for Bankruptcy Based on Partially Enforced Debt Void

Case Number SK 02 24
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Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Lucerne (CH-LU)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted

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The court addressed a situation where a creditor obtained a provisional decision granting legal opening for only a portion of the claimed debt in debt enforcement proceedings, yet the subsequent demand for bankruptcy cited the full, unproven amount. The court reasoned that a demand for bankruptcy requires a legally binding payment order for the entire amount claimed; therefore, since the payment order was only legally effective for the reduced amount, the subsequent demand for bankruptcy based on the full, larger amount was entirely void under the relevant statute, necessitating the annulment of the bankruptcy decree to protect the debtor.

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Art. 22 und 174 SchKG. Nichtigkeit der Konkursandrohung bei nur teilweise rechtskräftigem Zahlungsbefehl. | Schuldbetreibungs- und Konkursrecht

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bankruptcy enforcement proceedings debt payment opening of bankruptcy annulment proceedings bankruptcy claim provisional payment

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Art. 22 SchKG

Used to establish the nullity of the notice of bankruptcy because it was based on a payment order that was only partially legally binding.

Art. 174 SchKG

Cited in the context of the appellate court examining evidence regarding the debtor's grounds for appeal against the bankruptcy order.

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Rechtsprechung Luzern

Instanz: · Obergericht

Abteilung: · Schuldbetreibungs- und Konkurskommission

Rechtsgebiet: · Schuldbetreibungs- und Konkursrecht

Entscheiddatum: · 08.04.2002

Fallnummer: · SK 02 24

LGVE: · 2002 I Nr. 51

Leitsatz: · Art. 22 und 174 SchKG. Nichtigkeit der Konkursandrohung bei nur teilweise rechtskräftigem Zahlungsbefehl.

Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.