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Supreme Court quashes lower court ruling for misinterpreting corporate board resolution intent under Civil Code.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court quashed the lower court's judgment and remanded the case for retrial regarding a dispute over a bonus payment. The plaintiff argued that the supervisory board's resolution was ambiguous, while the lower court incorrectly prioritized the board's subjective intent over the plaintiff's reasonable understanding. The court ruled that the objective interpretation standard of Article 65 of the Civil Code must prevail to protect the recipient's reliance and legal certainty.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 65 § 1 KC; Art. 65 § 2 KC: When interpreting a declaration of will, the objective standard based on the recipient's understanding prevails over the subjective intent of the declarant to ensure legal certainty.
Keywords
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objective interpretation
declaration of will
corporate resolution
legal certainty
civil code
supervisory board
bona fide recipient
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 65 § 1 KC
Art. 65 § 2 KC
Art. 393 § 1 KPC
Cited Case Law
AI generatedIII CZP 66/95