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Contract Breach Due to Third-Party Actions

Numéro de cause ATAS/780/2007
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 case addresses the issue of whether a party breached a contract due to circumstances arising from external events, specifically focusing on whether the actions of a third party constituted an unforeseeable event excusing performance. The court reasoned that for an external event to excuse performance, it must be unforeseeable and make performance objectively impossible or commercially impracticable, not just more difficult or expensive; the court ultimately found that the actions of the third party did not meet this high threshold of impossibility or impracticability, therefore upholding the finding of breach.

Regeste Legislator

Généré par l'IA

Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Contract Breach Due to Third-Party Actions: The court reasoned that for an external event to excuse performance, it must be unforeseeable and make performance objectively impossible or commercially impracticable, not just more difficult or expensive; the court ultimately found that the actions of the third party did not meet this high threshold of impossibility or impracticability, therefore upholding the finding of breach.

Mots-clés

Généré par l'IA
partie au contrat violation essentielle du contrat tierce opposition impossibilité de prestation action en exécution action en responsabilité

Dispositions légales citées

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Cited in the dispositive regarding the allocation of court costs.
Généré par l'IA
A/2717/2006
Contractual Liability Contingent on Third-Party Action
A/2536/2006
Contract Breach and Interference Dispute
A/1517/2002
Contract Breach and Damages Liability
A/1032/2006
Contractual Indemnification for Third-Party Breach
A/277/2005
Contractual Breach and Interpretation of Performance Obligations

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Cited in the dispositive regarding the allocation of court costs.

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