Legislator Jurisprudence & Législation
DE FR IT EN
Analyser dans Legislator
ATA/606/2005 • CJ GE ATA/606/2005 Généré par l'IA

Contributory Negligence as Superseding Cause in Product Liability Action

Numéro de cause ATA/606/2005
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Admis (Allowed)
Frais judiciaires à la charge de l'autorité
Ouvrir la source officielle Miroir Entscheidsuche Version Markdown lisible par machine (.md)

Synthèse Legislator

Généré par l'IA

The dispute arose from an injury sustained when a machine's safety guard allegedly failed, leading to a verdict finding contributory negligence on the part of the injured party for operating the equipment with the guard removed, which was determined to be the proximate cause of the injury, despite the claim that the machine was defectively designed and the manufacturer failed to warn of potential dangers. The court reasoned that the plaintiff’s admitted decision to disable or remove the safety feature, which was clearly understood, constituted a superseding intervening cause that broke the chain of causation stemming from any alleged defect or failure to warn, thus barring recovery under the relevant product liability and negligence theories.

Regeste Legislator

Officiel

AMENAGEMENT DU TERRITOIRE; FORET; CONSTATATION DE LA NATURE FORESTIERE; CHANGEMENT D'AFFECTATION; 5E ZONE | Constat de la nature forrestière d'un cordon boisé. Quand bien même les CFF ont effectué des travaux ayant eu pour conséquence pour partie un défrichement définitif et pour partie des coupes en forêt, ceux-ci ne sont pas constitutifs d'un changement durable de l'affectation du sol, qui reste dévolu à être une forêt. | LALAT.19 al.3; LForêts 2; OFo.1; LFo.2

Mots-clés

Généré par l'IA
responsabilité du fait des produits cause de la demande responsabilité partagée de la victime séquelles d'accident degré de faute accidents de travail

Dispositions légales citées

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Cited in the dispositive regarding the allocation of procedural costs.
Art. 64 LTF
Cited in the dispositive regarding the allocation of legal aid (indemnification for legal assistance).
Généré par l'IA
A/3118/2007
Equipment Malfunction and Expert Testimony on Design Defect
A/1804/2003
Negligence in Machinery Maintenance and Regulatory Compliance
A/4709/2006
Product Liability: Design Defect and Misuse
C/21211/2002
Liability Dispute Regarding Causation and Breach of Duty
A/82/2008
Strict Liability and Negligence Claim for Equipment Failure Fails Due to Lack of Alternative Design Proof

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Cited in the dispositive regarding the allocation of procedural costs.

Art. 64 LTF

Cited in the dispositive regarding the allocation of legal aid (indemnification for legal assistance).

Vous souhaitez savoir comment cet arrêt s'applique à votre dossier ?

Analysez cette décision avec la législation fédérale, le droit cantonal, la doctrine et la jurisprudence subséquente dans Legislator AI.

Ouvrir dans Legislator →

Texte complet

        

          

  

   

 !" 







# #$  %## $  !"#$# %&# 

# 

&##& #   &#   '   &# & #



(%    ) (   * )+ &     ) , #   

 



    '()*('

 

*.  /# "#0##"12"'34/# "#5 #" "  *676 2"8  *77*5 /" 9:   #88  ;$'

<8=$%>?((7%# .

   ?/6-@66+8( " "A"38B# #  "#    ? " *+ " 9   #" @" "#   #" /@8;8  " #",C"*+6D2 '*9-5.

  ?# % %# " ?##=#"%=#&#"/ 3&'.

(.      &E  "/ >  #""38 &#" # '3&% #F# #"E'3&%  <8"  / /E " G. . 2 HH5 #  #  8  /"<8  #&   / #   *6@+6-8(% # @-*68(> "  8#" D@+::8(> " /"" "/.

9.  # *77*%/"<8  " (6+8(%# , > " /"" "/  > "  8#".

   &E /# " #    E    HH  " 8 (--( 2= ; /F#;6+=%#" *9(%D$&289/# "5   "#  (-- =  = 2#" "% &"# ="% ##" ;"% #3% $ "5   (-- =  8#$ ; 2= <8I % #="  #"%""%"/5.

,.   9 C" (--(%   8   @8;8 %  @A"8     #;8 "/#8/# "#A?"" " "8" &""#  =#"2#"//#I ,# #=*++*'H#'G +(*.-5  8"3 > #%  "8 % >    "#  ;"8  B#.

7.  &$ "/  ="&"/#I %#  "#      $; 2"'34  &"5   8   @" "%  @;"     @&"#8  2"'3 4  5  *( C" (--(.    /# "3?""=#&#" HH " A".

:.  AI #   "#?"/# "3*676 =" H"?&"#//""2H 5DC&"(--,.

D.  /# "# #=& "##"9/&"(--,.

)((+,)(--, '9)*('

  #   /# "3&"   =" 8=(--( >  #A  &" ?&"   A #    8  ## =#"    &E #""38&#" HH.

  ?8" "/# "#&" "8 #  " ##=#"%J  ;$ %/""&#"% HH&"  " A?"  "  "  # >  #  "A  &"E = 8F &#". "  #*7( 3=E=" "" A  "" "#    ;  "  ## =#"  #&   =#&#" HH.

   HH&" #>  "#?<"=/"  "8"   "  "8#  E% #"   B#  &;  "# =   #/#(-83 .&" "/#8/# "#A#&"E =" >"">&"#"#"   ="    A? &"     #";    "#   ?  "  "  HH.

  $&" # " "#/;  /" "8## /#I  "?=##& 8I8 ""3 =#" /#I .

    *676 &"  I  8"   #  "  B# 7      "#?B#=#" /#I ""3&#" HH? " =#8  C "/".

6.  &"?  8"/&"(--,. <""&"  & ?" & "# HH ?&" A#   /# "3  8"/ =#" "    /# ".   "    B# &"  /"  ?#=C  ? /"<8  8#" #  " "#  &E   #""38 &#"% 8"  "" "#  ; = ?&"     3 /# "/. " >/# "#%#=# "#& HH%  #&% &#"  # " %   / /# "3 &  &; E   ;=" "8#.

   E  "  C#"   ""#  #   "#     /# "3  ="=&*(C"(--(.

  #   *676%  8   "   #8#"  ?3 "";3 # *--K 2=% <I % <I% "% "/5.  ;  #&   " D-K%& ;" 8"" #'=#"./=#"? "  " 8" /  "  /"     "  "#  ="   " "#  #  8 "# #//"". G?;"   /# "# /# "3%     $;3  "  A"/"  0 3 "8#  1%      

)((+,)(--, ',)*('

$; #  "#0";"/" "&1% "# # "# 0?" I 1.

  ?"   #  /#I   8"  #88 " "& 4 0 "  /#I #; &#" HH%# ";L>/#I ;$'1.

  " ""#""A" &#" "#3#88""#  ##8 "3#  "#2"'34#88""#5.

+.  /# "#""#88""#?## ""#" %  (8(--,.

  E>""##  /# "3 " "#8     ?" /# "3  A? E" "  &   &E  HH.  ""A?E" " ./"<8 A "#?&" " 8#"   8# "/  "  =" " .  ? "   >  /# "#8=# HH.

  ?E" " /#I %# A#"/#I (-8"*+++ 2H#I  ' ! 7 *-5  ?"A"  .   #"  &  #    "  # 8      / "    " .  /# "#  #&"   # "   ## =#" " "A   % A "  # " E #8"  HH.

  #>? "#""#/&"(--,#     /# "3?""#;"; HH*676 #88;$' <8=$%&" /" .

*-.   #88""#      "  "  #8 "# #*: 8=(--,.  #"#%/# "#A? #" " "8 >""##   "# /# "3.  # 8"A%" /"<8  8#"%; = A" # " "   /#I  ?E" "  .  &"     "8  8.?;"" 3#?/#I A"&" I # " .

.  ""#*# #=(--,%#88""#C #.

  /"<8 # HH?&"  > "  8#".##=   " 3" /"E HH%"?8I<" %&#/# ##=#"?//   "#?=  ?= "= # " # ">?" "A//"<#=#" &E."# "/& HH?&" # A*,-8(% # A" 8"8#"/"" A"8 ">#/"; "#"E% A?# " *(C"(--,.

)((+,)(--, '7)*('

  /" E  &"# "#" "#;%""#  &" I #/"8.

*(.  +#&8=(--,%/# "## "=8""  "/#  ""#" .

  G##" ?I  &"  &"# #88""#%"     A #  ?"  #8 "# #% " &"    8" A  /# "# #""    " #8=  #8  ?  %   A  #88""###"  # ?  .

  G  /#%   "    E" "#  ".  /"<8 # HH " " /"" "/%A=% <I % <I   "  "  8 A   ="#% =    <"%A"##" " 8"" /# "#? /#I .  "  "# " "&"=%" 3;"  HH.

*9.  #*9C&"(--7% ? ###.

  ##   "#  /# "3% 8"#=C > E8"  " &;  "#%" %#M;%#8#" "# # ."  "#   ? "    8" %  "8"    /#I    #   "8  &  "8"  ".  ?3%  &" &"  #"  8  #   #;  &#" HH      /# "#  "     /# "3.  8   8"  #   " "#  "   &;  "# // "&    /# "#  8#8    ""#.  /"<8  " &  ?" & ? "      > 8#"/"#  %3#A?"? " A 8#".!I8"8C#"  ;= &"   =  HH# 8# "/"  /" /#&""%  B#  "    #;  &#"  "   /#I    ;  8.   "  #    A  # "  /"" "&8   #  3/# ".

*,.   "= 8""  "/  # >  #     (, /&" (--7.

  ?    "%"8" B#/&"(--,  "&"A  " E#3'&= # # /" "" ; .

 N#*

  C;;#  A#&  "#25&"    //   #;   &#" /.  F   <"% AA =  2##"     ="#5 &"    88   .  #  "   $"A?## /#I .

)((+,)(--, ':)*('

   /# "#  & A?  #&"   # "   ## =#" " "A>"A"E" " 88 2=%<I %<I  "5% E'"" # "E#8"  HH.

  # %  "?&" <;##=  ?= ; =. " " /#I .

 N#(

   > B#%C;;#  A=""3  "  8 2//  0#8"#15.  &"  #/"8 A E ;# "   A  ;# = &"  I  # #<"8 .   "   8I8 > ? E 8" B#.

   B# 8"#88"/# "3/# "#.

 N#9

   C; ;  #   A   "     B#   > ?    /#I %  A"  "  8"   /# "#.  #;   &#" /%  = &"  = .

 N#,

   "A"=#&#"/ /" ?#=C ? E#" "# HH <8" # '&  . <8" #"    <"  "/%     HH  %  F%  AA   "# #/#8E#8"  HH.

   /# "#  8" A   "     B#  "     /# "3.   & A  HH &"  ;8  /"<    C"=# "A%C#E  "88" 8 "2 ;$5 A? =#"8 ?&"  E";.

  /# "#" >E";&#""  "# . #  &"%  ? "   #"=%     8"  "= 8""  "// " " .

*7.  / >8 "=8""  "/% 8 #"   "#8="3#88 "A"#  #8">/# "#.

*:.  9-&"(--7%/# "# #=& "#.

   HH &" A"#" :8(8" *77*.    ?&"  C8" /"   # "#   ?E "     /#" #"  " "E .

)((+,)(--, 'D)*('

   / /"<  "  =#  "8#   A  & "" "8    HH 2-8( /"" "/   9:8( #&"#"% # /";    8  /"<8   HH5. % "" A?&"    #    "= 8""  "/%  /  A "#  "  " "B"% &#"  "  83  %    > ? # > ?    ;#"  /"<8 .     "  "&"  >  8"  / " .

    " "A /# "3 2=% <I % <I% "   "/5 8   #   "#     /# "3 ?E" "     ?&"  8." #   " .

     "# //    HH  "  A"/"  ="# ;.

   #"#%  /#I  A" &"  E"  CA? /"<8   (--*  #&" I # "  #"#" "8# HH.="# (--(##" >/"" "#/#I % # A ?#<" ># .

*D.   9- 8" (--7%     "      E" "#   #"#.

  /# "##/#" ?"/"<&/A = &"  O I  #%  "#  #8  "   HH.  8"3 &"  # " >   #" "#  /"<8     #  "88"#/#I .?$&" ; "## "# /#I 4#" 8 #"  " "A; # " "  /#I %#" " " #& ;" "#/# "3" " "=.  & &"    //  # A?  "  ; = &"  C>   =  #  "#  " % 8"%  " "#  ? " , H#%  /#I A"&"  # " /#I "#; 8A??&" /"  ?#=C  ? /"<8  /"" "/% A # " "   <;8  =  ?//  "#  # /# ".  #8=    "# //    HH /";"   =%  #="%  ""    "/% #"   = /# "?E+?###  "#&; E (6/&"(--*2'G+*(.(-5. "E'" "  ;="  "    HH      "#     "&"      " "A/# "3.

*6.      "3 #"      A? " 8 (--(  HH #         /# "# ,-- =% #"  (-- =  = 2(7 #" "%7-&"#="%7-##";"7- #I (7$ "5. (-- # =8#$;%>&#"7-= <8I %7-#="#"%(7"" D7"/.

)((+,)(--, '6)*('

 # 

*.   C   8  " &   C"" "# #8  %  #   &=2 .7: #"@#;" "#C"""((#&8=*+,*' ' (-7P .:9.*" .#"#8""  "&*(  8=*+67' ' 7*-5.

(.    " "&;    A"/" "#  =#"8  "     " # %=#"; HH%*676.

9.   H#&">#& "#/#I     " "# ;#;<"A% >  # ;    A 8""     > ; " A? "  8"  /# "#% # 88  #  "% #"   ##8"A >8" " #8#&#"?##8"/# "3.;" "#% # %#= # "=># ;# "# ="?& # =# &<%;"8  "%?#"# <  "2  #< 5.

,. . /#I #  # /#& ?=#?= /# "> 8I8?E/# "#/# "3.#";"%8#?E#"  "#  8 "#;" /#"#  " 2 .(.*H#5.

   #   #" #88 /#I   ;# ?= # ?=  "#%  <"%  %  C"%       &  2 . ( . 9 H#5.

 =.    /"E   #" /%   # &  "  ;%/ ?M;8""8EA#" &#"8 / #A"/#I ""A; /8""8A#" &#"  8 #I #"#88/#I 2 .(.,%*3<.H#P . *.*?##/#I 9-#&8=*++(QH#QG+(*.-*5.

 . G"  8  8"   /# "# #" # #  "  ""38 "8#  %" 3 #E#  8"  "  #" #88 /#I  "88    /%   ; #  #M;2 .(.,%(<.H#P .*.(H#5.

 .  " 3 A "  "/ A   # &  /"E%   "8"   ? "*"*H#%& >"/"# "#A"  "&/#I #  #"  /. G/ "#   ""3%    /# "3 #"  I  ##A" 3A "  "/#  "/" %# A" # "  "8""8E.  # /#""A" /#I  "8 /"  A  "  #    " .  " 3 A "  "/ #"&  # "  # "# A"  "&  /#I %   #  &"  #  2 I   "=/* .D*)(--((:#O (--(%.9.(5.

)((+,)(--, '+)*('

7.   3&%  H#I  #"3 #88 /#I   8  =#"    #    " "A A"  "& ? /#I % EF   /# "#/# "3 # E" 3"& 4

 5 I %""%M;?8#"*7P

 =5 ? /?8#"7--8R 

 5 &#";8""8*(8.%""3#"#8"2 .(.*  H#I 5.

  ;##";8 ?="# ""A " B#&# #"#88/#I 2 .(.9 .  H#I 5.

:.  H# H#I ?83  " "A"# #&#"A"/""=#"/#I .

  G#?E#8# "/ "/>? "(%"9% H#I %#  E;"8/# "8 $;     8A"&  # ;% " 8  /# "2!8#"' #"%*++D%.:-:5.

   H#  ?= # ?=  /# " > 8I8 ?E  /# "# /# "3  /""   A"  /#   ". # % " #&" />?E+?###  "#&; E (6/&"(--*2'G+*:.(-5A" 8"  ;   E=/# ". E $"A8 "";3?C#   #$#$#"%#$ "")8""A"# #"#88 = = /# "%A#  A?"#"  /#I .

D.     /# "3   #      ? # /#8. #/#88  > ? " , H#I % "  "  > ?"   /#I   ""="'/##" I ###"#88/#I .

   #   "#     /# "3 #"  ?$ "A8    "#   /"  2#"% " % M;% "8"#   /# "#  8 5%# /#I A " #" / %< % " 3A#"  #?E "# 8"=? " ( " , H#.  ?$    # "# > /" &  " I  "& A" "  #<#? " I ="2 *++67-*%.95.8   8"  # ?" "# #   &;  "# // "&    /# "#  8#8    ""#% #    A  8  ?"     "8" ";8 2S.'. %#A=< /#I 4;"> &#&;" "#/#I %"<"?&"#8 %T(*-% H H*++,% .*-%.,D5.

)((+,)(--, '*-)*('

6.   ?3%  &  A  =       //   *( C" (--(% #"  &  ?E "#  &E   HH% #  "   8" A?" # "  /"<8 .

+.  ? " , H# /""   /"<8   0 #  <;8  = # 8#"?//  "##/# "1.

  G# ? " ( " * H#% # ";  # /# "  / #&   /#I % $ #8"      =   = . G#  ;8 #"#88 /A"# ;8 A"  /#I     ? " ( " (   =    H#.  " " "#   8#"/" "# =   8#"  ?//  "#   "   #  =#"8 #8 #"%E";""#<A/"<8 2 .D . * H#5. G"  /"<8    =% " /  <<  /  #8 "#  <#   /#I  E"      =#".  # "% A ?//  "##/# ">? /"? A 8#"2E#"  "#     "% <;  8 "E ?E& "#% "    < " #&"#"%  .5% ?#="; "#  =#"   I  E   % "  #" "#  A"  EA  #8 "# #"   "/" #  8" 2# "  "#>/ %88 A % .*6.* #"/ #  "#  $;*C" *+::''G,7*   .DH#5.

*-.  ?3%" 8" #  "A HH# #> /"<8 /"" "/ "A?"# A"E#" "#. #"  ? ?"?#=C " ";.

  /"<8 ##;&#" HH/# "#  A"/"#&"#" HH  .

    ="A#=A "# " &> #"  #"#"  /"/#&"".

  G#  # " 0  "  =#"  =  "  =#   &#"1 =" HH/&"(--(%#" ";A B#=# &#"%>&#"B#?  "" "&2B##=#"5%B# "8"  "#  < %  B# =#"  =    B#  # J.  E 8"3 B# #  #8" >  # "  "//  # A?" ?;"  ?";#" )#"".8"3<8 "A%?#  " AB##=#" ? " 78 8#"?E &#"%  D8  8#" 3 , 83   < % A  "  <#"B#   ";><  "##" I 8#"98.B#"8"  "#<  ? CA?>(-8?E&#"2? '>'"8#"(-8" ;# =    8#" *78  <#"5     #F# > &" 

)((+,)(--, ')*('

" > *:-U8)<%  B#  <  ?  CA?> 7-8  ?E   &#".

  ?3% &EE  HH?#   # ;" %  =   #" "# "#".  # "   #  "  /"<8  /"" "/   #  "  #  /#I . #  "3%  HH #  ?""=" #< '"?#  & /# "#A#"# < "A. /"%=#"8 # HH ?   &   /# "3    ?.     A "  &E  #   # "  "/ ? <;8  =  ?//  "# #%A" &#>I /#I %" '&? A A"# " " 88 .  #"#?"8#?  A B# $  /"  ?#=C  ? /"<8  /"" "/   #&  //  E ;  #&#" HH.   #=& "# "   A #     "//A"E"  /"<8 /"" "/ /"<8 #&"#".

  G#? ":*"* %# I /#8#&"# "# #"  $ #8" ?E3   ?=  #&#" ?" "# "" A # #   "#"E #"#83 /"  " .

  #A %? >C  " A #   /# "3  # " ?"=# &#" HH*676? " ,H#=?&E 8#"C"(--(.

.   #  # C .  ?"  " ";%  8#8   SH*@---.'8"><;/# "#.

 VVVVV

% & #      

-./01" 2

 &=  # " C   + #&8= (--,    /# "# 0 ##"1 #   ""#   #88""#  #  #  8 "3  #  "#*# #=(--,P

/0132

C P

8 8#8  SH*@---.'><;/# "#0##"1P

)((+,)(--, '*()*('

"  A% #/#88  E  " +D   "&    #" / @#;" "# C"""% I  I # %&#"##" 8""  "/%    C# 3  # "/" "#%  &   "= /P  88#"  ##" ""A#"#%8# "/ 8#$& # ";  # ##8 "P"#" I  #"E8"8#" "= /% *---  *,P    I     "3  #"#  # %"&#A#888#$&%#"& I C#" >@&#"P

#88"A    I  > ! "# $# % &#    # % >  #88""#  #  #  8 "3  #  "#%   8   @" "%@;"  @&"#8  >?#//"/?&"#8 % /#I  $;.

G"; 4 !8#&$%" %!.$<3%!8S"%!. <"%!8#% C;.

#8 "=8""  "/4

;//"3'C" C.4  &"'" 4     !. ##" .#&$ 





#"#/#8 I  #88"AE ".

 3&%  ;//"34           

)((+,)(--,