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Art. 175 Federal Act of 30 March 1911 on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (CO)
CO; Division One: General Provisions; Title Five: Assignment of Claims and Assumption of Debt; B. Assumption of debt; I. Debtor and debt acquirer
Art. 175 CO
A person who promises to answer for the debt of another assumes an obligation to release the debtor from his obligation either by satisfying the creditor or by taking the debtor’s place with the consent of the creditor.
The debtor may not compel performance of the obligation by the party assuming the debt until the debtor has discharged his obligations under the debt assumption contract.
If the previous debtor is not released from his debt, he may request that the new debtor furnish security.
Court Decisions Applying This Provision (40)
CACIV.2024.58 · ne (Art. 175 CO)
Managing Partners' Joint and Several Debt Assumption and Subsequent Release Claim
Cited by the appellant in his reasoning regarding the supposed internal debt assumption, but this line of argument was rejected by the court.
CC 2021 86 · ju (art. 175 CO)
Shareholder Loan Assumption in Asset Sale
Governs the assumption of debt by a third party and the debtor's release.
ZVE.2021.42 · ag (Art. 175 Abs. 1 OR)
Simulated Loan Agreement for CHF 20,000 Declared Invalid
Defines when a debt assumption occurs, where one party promises to release another from their debt.
16.2018.28 · ti (art. 175 cpv. 1 CO)
Appellant v. Respondent Company: Reimbursement for Crane Maintenance Costs
Basis for establishing an internal assumption of debt by conclusive acts regarding the payment made by the appellant for the appellee's debt.
A 2019 41 · gr (Art. 175 OR)
Sole Proprietor's Personal Liability for Business Tax Debt Upheld
Cited in the reasoning when discussing the ineffectiveness towards the creditor of an internal assumption of debt.
C/10575/2011 · ge (art. 175 al. 1 CO)
Canton v. Real Estate Management Firm (Indemnification for Erroneously Paid Rent)
Cited when defining internal assumption of debt (reprise de dette interne) and how liberation of debt can occur.
C/10575/2011 · ge (art. 175 al. 3 CO)
Canton v. Real Estate Management Firm (Indemnification for Erroneously Paid Rent)
Cited to explain that seeking security beforehand was a faculty and not an obligation for the debtor.
Handelsrecht.Forder · ag (Art. 175 Abs. 1 OR)
Custom Concrete Elements Contract Dispute and Debt Assumption Defense
Defines an internal debt assumption as a promise to the debtor to relieve them of the debt.
ML.2019.99 · vd (Art. 175 al. 1 CO)
Payment Order Opposition Provisional Relief Ratification of Defective Contract
Cited in the reasoning when discussing the internal debt assumption which precedes an external novation.
ML.2018.210 · vd (Art. 175 CO)
Debt Enforcement Opposition Based on Internal Assumption of Debt
Cited in the introductory notes, defining the internal debt assumption which served as the basis for denying the main claim.
SR.2017.00020 · zh (Art. 175 OR)
Tax Security Order Upheld Against Company Facing Insolvency Risk
Cited as a legal norm relevant to the case, although its application is subsumed under the primary tax law provision in the final outcome.
C/13821/2015 · ge (art. 175 al. 1 CO)
Former Employee v. Local Subsidiary Regarding Parent Company RSUs
Cited as part of the legal framework to determine passive legitimacy concerning assumption of debt, although the court ultimately confirmed the lower court's decision on this ground.
HC.2016.736 · vd (Art. 175 al. 1 CO)
LLC Assumes Sole Proprietorship's Contractual Liabilities
Cited in the introductory section detailing the relevant legal provisions, concerning private assumption of debt.
HC.2016.238 · vd (Art. 175 CO)
Loan Prescription Interruption Appeal
This provision on internal assumption of debt was discussed in relation to the divorce agreement.
AbR.1986.87.Nr.12 · ow (Art. 32 Abs. 3 i.V. mit Art. 175 OR)
Company Tacitly Assumes Lease Obligations by Commencing Operations
Cited as a general rule that requires the creditor's consent for debt assumption, which is then deviated from by Art. 645 Abs. 2 OR in the context of founding a company.