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Art. 518 Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch (ZGB)
ZGB; Erste Abteilung: Die Erben; Vierzehnter Titel: Die Verfügungen von Todes wegen; Fünfter Abschnitt: Die Willensvollstrecker; B. Inhalt des Auftrages
Art. 518 ZGB
Die Willensvollstrecker stehen, soweit der Erblasser nichts anderes verfügt, in den Rechten und Pflichten des amtlichen Erbschaftsverwalters.
Sie haben den Willen des Erblassers zu vertreten und gelten insbesondere als beauftragt, die Erbschaft zu verwalten, die Schulden des Erblassers zu bezahlen, die Vermächtnisse auszurichten und die Teilung nach den vom Erblasser getroffenen Anordnungen oder nach Vorschrift des Gesetzes auszuführen.
Sind mehrere Willensvollstrecker bestellt, so stehen ihnen diese Befugnisse unter Vorbehalt einer anderen Anordnung des Erblassers gemeinsam zu.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (98)
ZK 2015 415 · be (Art. 518 ZGB)
Sibling Dispute Over Estate Management Fees and Rent
This article concerning the duties of the *Willensvollstrecker* (executor of the will) is cited in the reasoning to establish the executor's obligation to ensure impartiality and protect the estate, which forms the basis for upholding the lower court's instructions to the executor.
RBOG.1998.Nr.3 · tg (Art. 518 Abs. 2 ZGB)
Executor's Authority to Evict Tenants Without Heir Consent
This provision establishes the executor's mandate to administer the estate, which supports the court's finding regarding the executor's authority to act.
PKG 1994 2 · gr (Art. 518 ZGB)
Child Support Standing and Executor Standing in Appeal
Cited regarding the sole authority to represent the estate by the executor in their own name.
C/5298/2022 · ge (art. 518 CC)
Executor Removed for Conflict of Interest and Mismanagement of Estate Assets
The decision to dismiss the appellant was fundamentally based on the violation of the duties of an executor, which are established by this article.
C/17255/2002 · ge (art. 518 al. 1 CC)
Executors' Accountability Limited by Partial Partition Deed
Cited when defining the rights and duties of the executor by analogy to the official administrator.
C/17255/2002 · ge (art. 518 al. 2 CC)
Executors' Accountability Limited by Partial Partition Deed
Cited when defining the duties of the executor, particularly regarding management, debt payment, and distribution.
C/20174/2021 · ge (Art. 518 CC)
Estate Division and Debt Inclusion Appeal
Cited to define the rights and duties of an executor of a will.
101 2024 217 · fr (Art. 518 al. 1 CC)
Executor Revocation Upheld; Costs Apportioned to Estate
Cited to establish the general rights and duties of the executor.
C/26794/2014 · ge (art. 518 CC)
Appellant v. Estate Executor Regarding Asset Accounting and Distribution
Although cited in the reasoning regarding the executor's duties, it does not appear in the dispositive orders (which only address costs and confirming the lower court's decision).
C1 21 14 · vs (Art. 518 CC)
Chalet Construction Contract Dispute: Defects, Access, and Occupancy Permit
Although cited extensively in the reasoning regarding the executor's capacity to sue, it is not explicitly cited in the dispositive orders (it is cited in the reasoning regarding costs allocation: consid. 11.1).
BK 2023 402 · be (Art. 518 Abs. 2 ZGB)
Executor Property Damage Dismissed Due to Untimely Private Prosecution and Legal Justification
This provision defining the executor's duties was cited as the basis for the justification ground (Art. 14 StGB) established by the lower courts regarding the executor's actions.
BO.2022.10 · sg (Art. 518 Abs. 1 und 2, Art. 596 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Profit Share Dispute Regarding 1964 Partition Agreement
These provisions were cited as the basis for the Will Executor entering the pending active lawsuit in place of the deceased party.
BO.2022.10 · sg (Art. 518 Abs. 1 und 2 i.V.m. Art. 596 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Inheritance Profit-Sharing Agreement Enforcement Upheld
Cited as the main legal basis for the substitution of the deceased party by the executor in the pending appeal process.
C/25893/2022 · ge (Art. 518 CC)
Estate Executor Conflict of Interest Removal Upheld
Cited in the reasoning concerning the duties and rights of the executor, which is the subject of the appeal.
C/981/2018 · ge (art. 518 al. 1 CC)
Estate Heir Appeal Regarding Executor Accounting and Administration
The court confirmed the lower court's decision which found no failure in the executor's duties, implicitly relying on the scope of duties defined by this article.