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Art. 494 Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch (ZGB)
ZGB; Erste Abteilung: Die Erben; Vierzehnter Titel: Die Verfügungen von Todes wegen; Dritter Abschnitt: Die Verfügungsarten; H. Erbverträge; I. Erbeinsetzungs- und Vermächtnisvertrag
Art. 494 ZGB
Der Erblasser kann sich durch Erbvertrag einem andern gegenüber verpflichten, ihm oder einem Dritten seine Erbschaft oder ein Vermächtnis zu hinterlassen.
Er kann über sein Vermögen frei verfügen.
Verfügungen von Todes wegen und Zuwendungen unter Lebenden, mit Ausnahme der üblichen Gelegenheitsgeschenke, unterliegen jedoch der Anfechtung, soweit sie: 1. mit den Verpflichtungen aus dem Erbvertrag nicht vereinbar sind, namentlich wenn sie die erbvertraglichen Begünstigungen schmälern; und 2. im Erbvertrag nicht vorbehalten worden sind.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (21)
C1 05 101 · vs (Art. 494 Abs. 3 ZGB)
Revocability of Collation Waiver in Testamentary Disposition and Contractual Binding
Cited by the Cantonal Court to indicate that dispositions of death inconsistent with obligations from an inheritance contract are contestable, forming the basis for the dispute.
BO.2023.22.K1 · sg (Art. 494 ZGB)
Spousal Property Liquidation Upon Death Under Prior Community Property Agreement
Cited in the initial summary; the court addressed the application of this article in relation to the will/inheritance contract.
CACIV.2024.19 · ne (art. 494 CC)
Estate Division Dispute Involving Annuitization Clause and Substitution Fideicommissum
Cited in the reasoning (Considerant 4) concerning the interpretation of the testamentary pact, which underpins the decision on the division.
C/28079/2019 · ge (art. 494 al. 3 CC)
Succession Pact Validity Challenge Time-Barred Despite Estate Valuation Adjustment
The appeal concerning the primary claim was rejected because the action was deemed prescribed based on the expiry of the time limit established by this provision.
ZKBER.2021.72 · so (Art. 494 Abs. 3 ZGB)
Spousal Will Nullity vs. Contractual Obligation
This article governed the substance of the dispute regarding the contestation of a testamentary disposition conflicting with an agreement contained in an inheritance contract.
C/10305/2015 · ge (Art. 494 CC)
Appeal Regarding Validity of Disinheritance Clause in Light of Prior Succession Pact
The core of the decision involves assessing the validity of the disinheritance clause in light of the previous succession pact, which falls under the scope of this article concerning succession pacts.
2020.OG.V.19.43 · ur (Art. 494 Abs. 3 ZGB)
Defective Will Prevailed Over Prior Agreement in Asset Calculation
Cited in the reasoning to establish that the will prevails over the heritage contract if no action is taken against it, which informs the decision on which disposition to use.
BO.2017.36 · sg (Art. 494 Abs. 3 ZGB)
Spousal Lifetime Gifts Not Subject to Testamentary Contract Challenge Absent Specific Intent to Gift Beyond Contract Terms
This article provides the legal basis for challenging testamentary dispositions (Anfechtungsklage) that conflict with the agreement in an estate contract, although the court ultimately found no conflict.
BO.2017.36 · sg (Art. 494 Abs. 3 ZGB)
Spousal Lifetime Gifts Compatibility with Mutual Will and Waiver of Inheritance
The appeal based on the claim for contestation (Anfechtungsklage) was unsuccessful.
C/24576/2013 · ge (Art. 494 al. 3 CC)
Estate Partition Appeal: Matrimonial Pact Validity and Undue Gifts to Second Spouse
The court confirmed the decision regarding the reduction of dispositions (wills and gifts) incompatible with the obligations arising from the succession pact.
HC.2017.37 · vd (Art. 494 CC)
Spousal Debt Repayment Claims Over Succession Pact and Joint Account Withdrawal Dismissed
This article concerning succession contracts was used to support the court's finding that the claim for 150,000 francs was not currently exigible.
HC.2015.95 · vd (Art. 494 al. 1 CC)
Spouse vs. Heirs: Estate Division and Matrimonial Property Liquidation
Cited in the heading, but not in the final orders, so excluded.
ZK1 2010 7 · gr (Art. 494 cpv. 3 CC)
Succession Contract Validity and Inter Vivos Gift Challenge
Basis for contesting the holographic will and the lifetime transfer (donation) as being incompatible with the succession agreement.
VPB 06-1043-7305 (Art. 494, al. 2, CC)
Swiss Senate Report: Oversight of Dr. Gustav Rau's Foundations
Cited to establish that the founder remained free to dispose of his private art collection.
PZ 2004 93 · gr (Art. 494 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Mutual Will Validity vs. Later Sole Testament in Inheritance Dispute
Cited in the reasoning when assessing the capacity of the testator to dispose of their entire estate through an inheritance contract.