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Art. 940 Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch (ZGB)
ZGB; Dritte Abteilung: Besitz und Grundbuch; Vierundzwanzigster Titel: Der Besitz; C. Bedeutung; III. Verantwortlichkeit; 2. Bösgläubiger Besitzer
Art. 940 ZGB
Wer eine Sache in bösem Glauben besitzt, muss sie dem Berechtigten herausgeben und für allen durch die Vorenthaltung verursachten Schaden sowie für die bezogenen oder versäumten Früchte Ersatz leisten.
Für Verwendungen hat er eine Forderung nur, wenn solche auch für den Berechtigten notwendig gewesen wären.
Solange der Besitzer nicht weiss, an wen er die Sache herausgeben soll, haftet er nur für den Schaden, den er verschuldet hat.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (16)
C/2795/2018 · ge (art. 940 CC)
Divorce Decree Appeal: Child Support, Property Division, and Foreign Pension Compensation
Cited concerning the liability of a possessor in bad faith for the undue detention and alienation of property, used to condemn the wife for the sale of the husband's vehicle.
ZOR.2023.38 · ag (Art. 940 ZGB)
Buyer's Unjust Enrichment Claim Limited by Rental Profits
This provision addresses the obligations of a possessor in bad faith, requiring them to return fruits received and compensate for fruits missed.
C/23752/2020 · ge (art. 940 CC)
Servitude Expiration and Eviction Challenge
Used to establish the liability of the appellant as a possessor in bad faith for undue detention, which forms the basis for ordering the indemnity payments.
CG190018 · zh (Art. 940 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Share Ownership Dispute Following Conditional Call Option Exercise
Requires a possessor in bad faith to compensate the rightful owner for profits derived from the item.
C/14737/2021 · ge (Art. 940 CC)
Landlord v. Subtenant: Eviction Proceedings Despite Contested Main Lease Termination Appeal
Applied to justify the claim for indemnity for unlawful occupation against the sub-tenant acting in bad faith.
C/6646/2020 · ge (Art. 940 al. 1 CC)
Lease Termination Validity and Summary Repossession
Used to justify ordering the occupants to pay an indemnity for the delay in restitution of the property as possessors in bad faith.
C1 13 64 · vs (art. 940 CC)
Estate Division and Indemnity for Exclusive Property Use Appeal
Cited in the reasoning regarding the liability of a possessor in bad faith.
C1 13 64 · vs (art. 940 al. 2 CC)
Estate Division and Indemnity for Exclusive Property Use Appeal
Cited in the reasoning to apply the rule denying reimbursement for useful expenses to the possessor in bad faith (the occupying heirs).
TDMAR C1 13 212 · vs (art. 940 al. 1 CC)
Restitution of Cow and Liability of Possessor in Bad Faith
This provision governs the obligation of a bad faith possessor to indemnify the rightful owner for damages resulting from undue detention, which is the basis for awarding the value of the deceased cow (C_________).
TDMAR C1 13 212 · vs (art. 940 al. 2 CC)
Restitution of Cow and Liability of Possessor in Bad Faith
Cited in the reasoning regarding the rights of the bad faith possessor concerning necessary expenses, but not explicitly in the dispositive orders 1-4.
C1 07 164 · vs (Art. 940 CC)
Heir's Unauthorized Use of Jointly Owned Property and Indemnity Obligation
Used to qualify the defendants and counterclaimants as possessors in bad faith and determine the basis for the compensation due.
ZF 2006 3 · gr (Art. 940 Abs. 2 ZGB)
Restitution for Void Sale Due to Lack of Agricultural Authorization
This article was applied to limit the reimbursement of expenses during the period the plaintiff was in bad faith possession.
ZF 2006 3 · gr (Art. 940 Abs. 2 ZGB)
Appeal Regarding Restitution After Void Real Estate Sale Due to Lack of Agricultural Permit
Applied to limit the plaintiff's claim for reimbursement of expenses during the period of bad-faith possession.
C1 03 158 · vs (Art. 940 al. 1 CC)
Winemaker Liability for Defective Wine and Tank Restitution
Used to establish the defendant's obligation, as a bad-faith possessor, to indemnify the plaintiff for damages resulting from undue detention of the tanks, starting from the date the defendant became a bad-faith possessor.
CC.2000.15 · ne (art. 940 CC)
Oral Agreement for Sale of Equipment vs. Written Contract Requirement
This article on the obligations of a bad-faith possessor was cited when discussing damages/indemnification for undue detention.