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Art. 158 Legge federale del 30 marzo 1911 di complemento del Codice civile svizzero (CO)

CO; Parte prima: Disposizioni generali; Titolo quarto: Speciali rapporti obbligatori; Capo terzo: Della caparra, della pena di recesso, della trattenuta sulla mercede e della pena convenzionale; A. Caparra e pena di recesso

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Art. 158 CO

La caparra che si dà al momento della conclusione del contratto si considera in dubbio come prova della conclusione del contratto, anziché come pena di recesso.

In mancanza di patto o di uso contrario, la caparra resta a chi l’ha ricevuta senza obbligo di imputarla nel suo credito.

Se fu pattuita una pena di recesso, colui che la diede può recedere dal contratto perdendo il denaro dato e colui che la ricevette restituendo il doppio.

← Art. 157 CO Legge federale del 30 marzo 1911 di complemento del Codice civile svizzero (CO) Art. 159 CO →

Decisioni giudiziarie che applicano questa disposizione (9)

C/16321/2020 · ge (art. 158 al. 1 CO)

Appeal Regarding Classification of Financial Advances as Loans Versus Earnest Money

Cited when analyzing the presumption that a payment given is an earnest payment (arrhes).

HG190091 · zh (Art. 158 OR)

Repayment of Earnest Money Under Innominate Contract Following Valuation Dispute

Cited in reasoning to define and distinguish between 'Haftgeld' (earnest money) and 'Reugeld' (penalty for withdrawal).

C/23814/2020 · ge (art. 158 CO)

Appeal Regarding Provisional Lifting of Opposition to Payment Order Based on Default Penalty Clause in Vehicle Sale Contract

Cited in the reasoning concerning earnest money (arrhes) and penalty clauses, but not in the dispositive.

C1 18 21 · vs (Art. 158 al. 3 CO)

Owner's Fixed Penalty for Unilateral Contract Termination Upheld

Cited in the reasoning regarding the inapplicability of this article to a consensual penalty.

C/21785/2018 · ge (Art. 158 al. 2 CO)

Furniture Order Deposit Refund Dispute

The provision regarding the presumption that earnest money is not to be imputed on the main claim was discussed, although the court ultimately found it inapplicable in this context.

C1 13 297 · vs (Art. 158 al. 1 CO)

Depositary Liability for Unmaterialized Business Purchase Agreement

Cited in the reasoning to define earnest money (arrhes).

C/23158/2014 · ge (Art. 158 CO)

Appeal Regarding Provisional Attachment Based on Real Estate Purchase Promise Down Payment

Cited in the context of analyzing the nature of the 150,000 CHF payment (as earnest money/down payment) when analyzing the claim for compensation.

CC.2003.3 · ne (Art. 158 CO)

Deposit Repayment Following Failed Land Sale Due to Use Restrictions

This provision concerning earnest money was discussed extensively, and while the court ultimately based its restitution order on a specific promise, the nature of the payment (which the defendant claimed was earnest money under Art. 158 CO) was central to the dispute resolved by the ruling.

12.1996.16 · ti (art. 158 cpv. 3 CO)

Deposit Return and Reasonable Fee for Mandate

Cited in the reasoning to invalidate the stipulated penalty for withdrawal due to lack of notarial form.