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Contractor Payment and Supervisor Authority Dispute

Case Number 11 02 27
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Lucerne (CH-LU)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The case concerns a contractor's claim for payment for excavation and retaining wall work performed based on instructions from the site supervisor/architect, where part of the work occurred on an adjacent property owned by that architect. The court upheld the property owners' liability, reasoning that under the applicable construction contract incorporating SIA Norm 118, the site supervisor held broad representation authority (general power of attorney) over the owner concerning all work related to the project, and there was no demonstrable, recognizable excess of this authority when ordering work on the neighboring plot, especially since the contract contemplated using excavated material for general site profiling. Furthermore, regarding a subsequent defect claim, the court found that the continuous presence and involvement of a geologist served as an effective oversight mechanism, thereby negating the contractor's obligation to issue a formal warning under Art. 25 SIA Norm 118 concerning defective instructions from the site supervisor.

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Art. 33 OR; Art. 25 und 33 Abs. 2 SIA-Norm 118. Umfang der Vertretungsbefugnis der Bauleitung gegenüber dem Unternehmer. Abmahnungspflicht nach Art. 25 SIA-Norm 118. | OR (Obligationenrecht)

Keywords

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construction contract architect's liability construction defect power of attorney payment order site supervision

Cited Legislation

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Art. 33 OR
Leitsatz: · Art. 33 OR; Art.
Art. 25 SIA-Norm
Abmahnungspflicht nach Art. 25 SIA-Norm 118.
Art. 33 Abs. 2 SIA-Norm
Leitsatz: · Art. 33 OR; Art.
Art. 33 Abs. 3 OR
Leitsatz: · Art. 33 OR; Art.
Art. 33 Abs. 2 OR
Leitsatz: · Art. 33 OR; Art.
Art. 166 SIA-Norm
Art. 25 SIA-Norm 118
The court ruled that the contractor's obligation to warn (Abmahnungspflicht) under this article was excluded due to the presence of the geologist.

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BGE 109 II 461
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Art. 25 SIA-Norm 118

The court ruled that the contractor's obligation to warn (Abmahnungspflicht) under this article was excluded due to the presence of the geologist.

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Rechtsprechung Luzern

Instanz: · Obergericht

Abteilung: · I. Kammer

Rechtsgebiet: · OR (Obligationenrecht)

Entscheiddatum: · 21.05.2003

Fallnummer: · 11 02 27

LGVE: · 2003 I Nr. 19

Leitsatz: · Art. 33 OR; Art. 25 und 33 Abs. 2 SIA-Norm 118. Umfang der Vertretungsbefugnis der Bauleitung gegenüber dem Unternehmer. Abmahnungspflicht nach Art. 25 SIA-Norm 118.

Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.