ATAS/549/2004 · Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

ATAS/549/2004 • CJ GE ATAS/549/2004 Généré par l'IA

Statutory Interpretation of Penalty Application to Entities vs. Individuals

Numéro de cause ATAS/549/2004

Autorité / Tribunal Cour de Justice (Cour civile) · Chambre des assurances sociales

Juridiction

Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)

Date de la décision 2004-07-08

Issue du litige Rejeté (Dismissed)

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Synthèse Legislator

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The dispute involved whether a statute imposing a penalty for selling specific goods without proper authorization applied to commercial entities or only to individuals, stemming from an unauthorized sale. The court reasoned that the plain language of the statute, particularly the use of terms describing individual conduct in the context of the penalties, indicated a legislative intent to apply the penalty provision only to natural persons and not to corporate entities, thus reversing the lower court's finding of liability against the entity.

Regeste Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Statutory Interpretation of Penalty Application to Entities vs. Individuals: The court reasoned that the plain language of the statute, particularly the use of terms describing individual conduct in the context of the penalties, indicated a legislative intent to apply the penalty provision only to natural persons and not to corporate entities, thus reversing the lower court's finding of liability against the entity.