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Art. 119 Legge federale del 30 marzo 1911 di complemento del Codice civile svizzero (CO)
CO; Parte prima: Disposizioni generali; Titolo terzo: Dell’estinzione delle obbligazioni; E. Impossibilità dell’adempimento
Art. 119 CO
L’obbligazione si ritiene estinta se ne sia divenuto impossibile l’adempimento per circostanze non imputabili al debitore.
Nei contratti bilaterali il debitore così liberato è tenuto di restituire, secondo le norme dell’indebito arricchimento, la controprestazione già ricevuta e non può più chiedere quanto gli sarebbe ancora dovuto.
Sono eccettuati i casi in cui per disposizione di legge o secondo il tenore del contratto il rischio è passato a carico del creditore prima dell’adempimento.
Decisioni giudiziarie che applicano questa disposizione (99)
VPB 99-051 (Art. 119 des Obligationenrechts (OR))
Swiss Franc Monetary Law of 1995
This provision is modified to replace the archaic term 'domestic currency' with 'means of payment with legal tender'.
ZZ.1988.7 · so (Art. 119 OR)
Creditor's Claim for Substitute Compensation Following Pre-Challenge Destruction of Voided Asset
The court analyzed whether the principle of substitute commodum derived from this article applied, ultimately concluding it did not apply to initial impossibility.
C/26471/2023 · ge (art. 119 CO)
Landlord v. Tenant Lease Continuation After Fire Damage
The court confirmed the lower court's finding that the impossibility for the landlord to provide use of the apartment was only temporary and did not terminate the lease according to this article.
C/23649/2022 · ge (Art. 119 al. 1 CO)
Salesperson Commission and Bonus Dispute Amidst Supply Shortage
Cited in the context of subsequent impossibility of performance, which was a key factor in denying commissions for most canceled sales.
ZSU.2024.292 · ag (Art. 119 Abs. 1 OR)
Swiss Sanctions Prevent Debt Repayment Due to Objective Impossibility
Used to conclude that the claim has become extinct due to objective impossibility of performance.
C/10439/2020 · ge (Art. 119 al. 1 CO)
Employee Dismissal Justified by Undisclosed Conviction; Liability of Successor Employer Overturned
Cited to reject the argument that the obligation to pay was extinguished due to the seizure (séquestre).
ZSU.2024.159 · ag (Art. 119 Abs. 1 OR)
Sanctions Prevent Enforcement of Arrest Order for Arbitral Award
This provision was used to determine that the claim had expired because its fulfillment had become objectively impossible due to circumstances for which the debtor was not responsible.
C1 23 224 · vs (Art. 119 CO)
Employee Salary Dispute Following Prior Employment Termination
Cited in the context of the appellant's argument concerning the impossibility of performance, although the court ultimately dismissed the argument based on specific employment law risk allocation (Art. 324a CO).
NP240027 · zh (Art. 119 OR)
Diamond Ring Refund Dispute Over Contract Termination Proof
Mentioned in reasoning (5.10) regarding impossibility of performance, but not explicitly cited in the dispositive.
C3 23 47 · vs (Art. 119 Abs. 2 OR)
Employee Vacation Pay and Kurzarbeit Wage Difference Appeal
Cited in the reasoning section regarding the principle of 'no pay without work', but not in the dispositive orders.
C3 23 48 · vs (Art. 119 Abs. 2 OR)
Kurzarbeit Wage Gap Liability During COVID-19 Closures
Cited as part of the fundamental principle 'no work, no pay' which forms the basis of the labor contract analysis.
ZK1 2023 26 · sz (Art. 119 OR)
Lease Termination Void Due to Conflict with Right of First Refusal
Cited as an alternative basis for the finding that the contractual content regarding the long-term lease was legally impossible and void.
C/20101/2022 · ge (Art. 119 al. 1 CO)
Fitness Subscription Fee Reimbursement Dismissed Due to Lack of Formal Notice
Cited in the reasoning concerning the failure of the argument that performance became impossible due to external circumstances.
C/3583/2021 · ge (art. 119 al. 1 CO)
Borrower v. Lender: Negative Libor and Default Interest on Loan Agreement
Cited in the context of the appellant's argument regarding the impossibility of performance, which the court ultimately rejected as a basis for excusing non-compliance with the settlement agreement.
HSU.2023.20 · ag (Art. 119 OR)
Contractor's Provisional Construction Lien Registration Partially Granted
Cited as a legal concept related to the impossibility of performance, relevant to the respondent's argument.