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Art. 137 Bundesgesetz vom 30. März 1911 betreffend die Ergänzung des Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuches (OR)

OR; Erste Abteilung: Allgemeine Bestimmungen; Dritter Titel: Das Erlöschen der Obligationen; G. Verjährung; IV. Unterbrechung der Verjährung; 3. Beginn einer neuen Frist; a. Bei Anerkennung und Urteil
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Art. 137 OR

Mit der Unterbrechung beginnt die Verjährung von neuem.

Wird die Forderung durch Ausstellung einer Urkunde anerkannt oder durch Urteil des Richters festgestellt, so ist die neue Verjährungsfrist stets die zehnjährige.

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Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (74)

ZZ.1995.3 · so (Art. 137 Abs. 2 OR)
Spousal Maintenance Entitlement vs. Prescription of Arrears
This article was cited to exclude its applicability to periodic alimony payments established by judgment.
VSBES.2023.234 · so (Art. 137 Abs. 1 OR)
Claimant v. Unemployment Insurance Provider (Employment Verification)
Cited in the reasoning to confirm that repeated appeals interrupted the limitation period, justifying the right to benefits from March 10, 2020.
VSBES.2023.234 · so (Art. 137 Abs. 2 OR)
Claimant v. Unemployment Insurance Provider (Employment Verification)
Cited in the reasoning to establish the start of a new ten-year limitation period following the court's judgment.
SK.2024.23 (Art. 137 Abs. 1 OR)
Criminal Court Orders Defendant to Repay Legal Fees
Cited for the recalculation of the statute of limitations after interruption.
P/5700/2012 · ge (art. 137 al. 1 CO)
Attorney Fee Claim Barred by Statute of Limitations
Cited regarding the restart of the prescription period after interruption.
S2 21 118 · vs (Art. 137 CO)
Pension Claim Against Two Institutions Following Multiple Accidents
Mentioned in the reasoning regarding the interruption of the limitation period for future annuity payments following the service of payment orders.
CACIV.2022.18 · ne (Art. 137 al. 2 CO)
Share Sale Conditional on Void Stock Management Agreement
Mentioned in the reasoning regarding the ten-year absolute prescription period for claims following the closure of conciliation proceedings.
A/1077/2021 · ge (Art. 137 al. 1 CO)
Manager Liability for Social Security Contributions and Maternity Insurance Contributions
Cited as the basis for calculating the new prescription period after an interruption by the decision of 9 December 2020.
C1 19 14 · vs (art. 137 al. 1 CO)
Attorney Liability for Prescribed Annuity Claims
Cited regarding the start of a new prescription period after interruption.
ML.2021.154 · vd (Art. 137 CO)
Tax Debt Enforcement Interruption of Prescription
Cited regarding the consequence of prescription interruption (running a new period of the same duration).
F-2862/2018 (Art. 137 Abs. 1 OR)
Employer's Obligation to Pay Security Deposits for Asylum Seekers Not Time-Barred
Used to establish that the statute of limitations for the claim was interrupted by the service of the payment order.
C/2134/2020 · ge (Art. 137 al. 2 CO)
Appeal Regarding Provisional Seizure Based on Alleged Debt Acknowledgment Under French and Swiss Law
The appellant invoked this article regarding the alleged creation of a new 10-year prescription period by the repayment agreement, although this was ultimately rejected in the reasoning regarding novation.
RT200081 · zh (Art. 137 Abs. 2 OR)
Recognition of German Default Judgment for Legal Authorization
Specifies that a new limitation period begins to run when a claim is legally established by a judgment.
ZKBES.2020.26 · so (Art. 137 Abs. 1 OR)
Interruption of Statute of Limitations by Arrest Warrant Request in Debt Collection
Cited in the reasoning regarding the commencement of the new prescription period after interruption.
A/3484/2018 · ge (art. 137 CO)
Insurer Partially Liable for Disability Benefits Despite Time-Barred Claim
Cited in the reasoning regarding prescription interruption (not explicitly cited in the final orders 1-5).