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Indemnity for Pre-existing Liabilities under Contractual Covenant

Numéro de cause ATA/550/2007
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Admis (Allowed)
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The court addressed whether a party was entitled to indemnity for liabilities arising from a transaction, specifically focusing on the interpretation of a covenant within an agreement concerning the assumption and release of prior obligations. The court reasoned that the language of the covenant clearly indicated an obligation to indemnify against liabilities stemming from the predecessor's debts and obligations, as the agreement was intended to transfer such risks, thus rejecting the argument that the covenant only applied to future, not pre-existing, liabilities.

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF, Art. 68 al. 2 LTF; Indemnity for Pre-existing Liabilities under Contractual Covenant: The court reasoned that the language of the covenant clearly indicated an obligation to indemnify against liabilities stemming from the predecessor's debts and obligations, as the agreement was intended to transfer such risks, thus rejecting the argument that the covenant only applied to future, not pre-existing, liabilities.

Mots-clés

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responsabilité contractuelle reprise de dette cautionnement pour le découvert interprétation complétive du contrat compétence en matière de contrats conclus par les consommateurs droit de prélocation

Dispositions légales citées

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Cited in the final order regarding the allocation of procedural costs.
Art. 68 al. 2 LTF
Cited in the final order regarding the allocation of procedural costs for the second instance.
Généré par l'IA
A/1422/2001
Contractual Indemnity Interpretation and Risk Allocation
A/491/2005
Contractual Interpretation and Indemnification Liability
A/2389/2003
Contract Interpretation and Covenant Breach Dispute
C/2264/2003
Contractual Indemnity Validity Based on Contextual Interpretation
A/98/2005
Contractual Interpretation and Liability Limitations Dispute

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Cited in the final order regarding the allocation of procedural costs.

Art. 68 al. 2 LTF

Cited in the final order regarding the allocation of procedural costs for the second instance.

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