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Contractual Interest Rate Determination Leading to Absurd Result

Numéro de cause ATAS/55/2008
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Rejeté (Dismissed)
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The court addressed a dispute concerning the enforcement of a contractual provision establishing the method for determining an interest rate, where the agreed-upon rate formula led to an absurd or commercially unreasonable result, specifically a negative interest rate. The court reasoned that the language of the contract, when strictly applied, mandated the unreasonable outcome, but due to the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, which requires that parties do not act in a way that defeats the purpose of the contract, the court would not enforce the provision as written. Instead, the court interpreted the parties' clear intent to establish a market-based rate and adopted a commercially sensible benchmark to determine the interest rate, effectively reforming the contract to avoid an absurd result that neither party contemplated.

Regeste Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Contractual Interest Rate Determination Leading to Absurd Result: The court reasoned that the language of the contract, when strictly applied, mandated the unreasonable outcome, but due to the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, which requires that parties do not act in a way that defeats the purpose of the contract, the court would not enforce the provision as written. Instead, the court interpreted the parties' clear intent to establish a market-based rate and adopted a commercially sensible benchmark to determine the interest rate, effectively reforming the contract to avoid an absurd result that neither party contemplated.

Mots-clés

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taux d'intérêt partie au contrat intérêt moratoire contractuel validité du contrat déterminé bonne foi conditions commerciales abusives

Dispositions légales citées

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Imposed the court costs on the appellant.
Généré par l'IA
A/322/2004
Contractual Interest Rate Dispute
A/2419/2008
Contractual Interest Rate Versus Statutory Interest Rate Dispute
A/1086/2004
Contractual Interest Rate vs. Statutory Interest Rate in Breach of Contract
A/4019/2005
Lender Interest Rate Calculation Upheld
A/2486/2005
Contract Breach Prejudgment Interest Rate Determination

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Imposed the court costs on the appellant.

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