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Indemnity Clause Enforceability for Self-Negligence

Numéro de cause ATA/50/2006
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Admis (Allowed)
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Synthèse Legislator

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The case addresses whether a party could enforce a contractual indemnity provision against another party concerning liability arising from the other party's own actions, even when the first party's conduct was also deemed negligent or a proximate cause of the loss. The court reasoned that an indemnity agreement, even if broad, generally will not be construed to cover the indemnitee's sole negligence unless the contract expressly and unequivocally states that intent, as enforcing such a clause to cover one's own fault would contradict public policy favoring responsible conduct.

Regeste Legislator

Généré par l'IA

Art. 66 al. 1 LTF, Art. 68 LTF; Indemnity Clause Enforceability for Self-Negligence: The court reasoned that an indemnity agreement, even if broad, generally will not be construed to cover the indemnitee's sole negligence unless the contract expressly and unequivocally states that intent, as enforcing such a clause to cover one's own fault would contradict public policy favoring responsible conduct.

Mots-clés

Généré par l'IA
responsabilité contractuelle partie au contrat cause de la demande manquement au devoir capacité délictuelle responsabilité partagée de la victime

Dispositions légales citées

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Applied for the allocation of costs following the outcome of the appeal.
Art. 68 LTF
Applied for the decision regarding the distribution of costs.
Généré par l'IA
A/430/2005
Contractual Indemnity and Liability Limitation Enforceability
A/2393/2004
Contractual Indemnification vs. Comparative Negligence in Multi-Party Liability
A/4452/2006
Contractual Limitation of Liability Enforcement
A/2100/2004
Indemnity for Concurrent Negligence in Safety Equipment Case
A/2637/2004
Contractual Limitation of Liability Enforceability

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Applied for the allocation of costs following the outcome of the appeal.

Art. 68 LTF

Applied for the decision regarding the distribution of costs.

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