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Art. 20 Legge federale del 30 marzo 1911 di complemento del Codice civile svizzero (CO)
CO; Parte prima: Disposizioni generali; Titolo primo: Delle cause delle obbligazioni; Capo primo: Delle obbligazioni derivanti da contratto; E. Oggetto del contratto; II. Nullità
Art. 20 CO
Il contratto che ha per oggetto una cosa impossibile o contraria alle leggi od ai buoni costumi è nullo.
Se il contratto è viziato solo in alcune parti, queste soltanto sono nulle, ove non si debba ammettere che senza la parte nulla esso non sarebbe stato conchiuso.
Decisioni giudiziarie che applicano questa disposizione (303)
BGE 150 II 390 (Art. 20 CO2-Verordnung)
CO2 sanction against large importer upheld: vehicles attributed by type approval holder code from CO2 exchange transfers.
Ground for the verdict; used to classify the company as a large importer for the relevant reference year.
VPB 150000299 (Art. 20 CO)
Contractual Aspects of Prostitution and Federal Regulatory Competence
Referred to regarding the conformity of contracts with public morals, which is a limit to contractual freedom.
VPB 150000254 (Art. 20 Abs. 1 OR)
Stadium Intimate Searches: Legality, Consent, and Proportionality
Cited in the context of whether consent to physical examinations of intimate parts would be compatible with this provision.
AGVE.2003.37 · ag (Art. 20 Abs. 1 und 2 OR)
Real Estate Sale: Buyer's Liability for Rent and Deductions
The court used this provision to declare the retroactive transfer of benefits and risks invalid and therefore disregarded for tax purposes.
AGVE.2003.37 · ag (Art. 20 Abs. 1 und 2 OR)
Taxability of Property Income and Deductibility of Maintenance Costs
The court used this provision to declare a retroactive transfer of benefits and risks void as an agreement with an impossible content, making it irrelevant for tax purposes.
OG 1995 5 · lu (Art. 20 Abs. 1 OR)
Property Purchaser's Agreement to Award Construction Work at "Average Competitive Prices"
The court examined whether the clause was void due to an impossible or unlawful content under this article, ultimately rejecting the argument.
VPB 92-057 (Art. 20 OR)
Swiss Federal Assembly debates Eurolex program and postponed referendum mechanism
The provision was used to introduce a 'subsequent referendum' for Eurolex decrees, where decrees would enter into force immediately but be subject to the ordinary optional referendum after their final adoption by both chambers.
BGE 95 II 55 (Art. 20 OR)
Surety agreement reviewed under Art. 27 ZGB and Art. 20 OR: monetary obligations exceeding debtor's means not immoral absent endangerment of personal or economic freedom.
Used to determine that a contract is not contrary to good morals based on its content, not the debtor's means, supporting the enforceability of the surety.
BGE 93 II 97 (Art. 20 CO)
Orchard lease rent-control side payment nullity and rent reduction for extraordinary frost loss.
Basis for nullifying the excess rent supplement as contrary to mandatory agricultural rent-control law.
C/11286/2024 · ge (Art. 20 al. 1 CO)
Cross-Appeals Regarding Provisional Measures on Real Estate Sale and Security Requirement
Cited in the reasoning to analyze the nullity of the contract, which underpins the confirmation of the provisional measures.
C/24058/2021 · ge (art. 20 CO)
Tenants Challenge Rent Based on Renovation Law vs. Market Rate Justification
The court references this article when discussing partial nullity of a lease provision contrary to law, which is then used to reject the tenants' claim that the initial rent was void.
C/26791/2020 · ge (Art. 20 CO)
Studio Rent Increase Voidability Appeal
Cited in the context of partial nullity regarding the rent fixation, which was discussed in relation to the incorrect assumption made by the lower court.
C/8498/2020 · ge (Art. 20 al. 1 CO)
Indemnity Repayment Obligation Despite Alleged Illicit Transfer and Donation Claim
This article defining contract nullity due to illegality was cited in the reasoning concerning the appellant's first ground of appeal, though the court ultimately rejected the ground.
C3 24 22 · vs (Art. 20 Abs. 2 OR)
Timeshare Owner Fails to Meet Renovation Standards; Damage Award Upheld on Estimation Basis
This article was referenced in the context of judicial estimation of damages.
HOR.2024.7 · ag (Art. 20 Abs. 1 OR)
Breach of Property Purchase Agreement
Cited as the legal basis for contract invalidity due to an impossible, unlawful, or immoral content.