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ATAS/687/2006 • CJ GE ATAS/687/2006 Généré par l'IA

Liquidated Damages vs. Penalty in Real Estate Contract

Numéro de cause ATAS/687/2006
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Rejeté (Dismissed)
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Synthèse Legislator

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The court addressed the issue of whether a contract's clause imposing a substantial liquidated damages amount upon a party's failure to close on a property transaction was an unenforceable penalty rather than a valid measure of damages. The court reasoned that while the contract stipulated a fixed, high monetary sum for default, the evidence demonstrated that the actual damages incurred by the non-defaulting party were significantly lower and more easily ascertainable, thus concluding that the stipulated sum constituted an unreasonable penalty disproportionate to the likely actual harm, rendering the clause void as contrary to public policy.

Regeste Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Liquidated Damages vs. Penalty in Real Estate Contract: The court reasoned that while the contract stipulated a fixed, high monetary sum for default, the evidence demonstrated that the actual damages incurred by the non-defaulting party were significantly lower and more easily ascertainable, thus concluding that the stipulated sum constituted an unreasonable penalty disproportionate to the likely actual harm, rendering the clause void as contrary to public policy.

Mots-clés

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peine disproportionnée transactions immobilières fortune immobilière partie au contrat calcul du dommage responsabilité du locataire

Dispositions légales citées

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
The court ordered the appellant to pay the costs of the federal proceedings.
Généré par l'IA
A/1607/2007
Liquidated Damages vs. Penalty Clause Enforceability
A/1143/2005
Liquidated Damages Clause Unenforceable as Penalty Due to Disproportionate Actual Loss
A/479/2004
Liquidated Damages vs. Penalties in Contract Termination
A/133/2004
Contractual Penalty vs. Liquidated Damages Enforcement
A/2243/2005
Liquidated Damages vs. Penalty Analysis

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

The court ordered the appellant to pay the costs of the federal proceedings.

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