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Art. 160 Bundesgesetz vom 30. März 1911 betreffend die Ergänzung des Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuches (OR)
OR; Erste Abteilung: Allgemeine Bestimmungen; Vierter Titel: Besondere Verhältnisse bei Obligationen; Dritter Abschnitt: Haft- und Reugeld. Lohnabzüge. Konventionalstrafe; C. Konventionalstrafe; I. Recht des Gläubigers; 1. Verhältnis der Strafe zur Vertragserfüllung
Art. 160 OR
Wenn für den Fall der Nichterfüllung oder der nicht richtigen Erfüllung eines Vertrages eine Konventionalstrafe versprochen ist, so ist der Gläubiger mangels anderer Abrede nur berechtigt, entweder die Erfüllung oder die Strafe zu fordern.
Wurde die Strafe für Nichteinhaltung der Erfüllungszeit oder des Erfüllungsortes versprochen, so kann sie nebst der Erfüllung des Vertrages gefordert werden, solange der Gläubiger nicht ausdrücklich Verzicht leistet oder die Erfüllung vorbehaltlos annimmt.
Dem Schuldner bleibt der Nachweis vorbehalten, dass ihm gegen Erlegung der Strafe der Rücktritt freistehen sollte.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (59)
C/14421/2019 · ge (art. 160 CO)
Wealth Management Firm v. Consulting Entity (Non-Compete Penalty Enforcement)
Cited in the legal discussion concerning the nature and purpose of the penalty clause (peine conventionnelle).
HOR.2024.53 · ag (Art. 160 ff. OR)
Unjust Enrichment Claim for Void Real Estate Reservation Agreement
Used to determine that the penalty clause in the reservation agreement is void.
HG210076 · zh (Art. 160 Abs. 1 OR)
ERP Software Payment Dispute and Counterclaims for Delay Penalties
Allows parties to agree on a contractual penalty for non-performance or improper performance.
HG210076 · zh (Art. 160 Abs. 2 OR)
ERP Software Payment Dispute and Counterclaims for Delay Penalties
States that a penalty for delayed performance cannot be claimed if the obligee accepts performance without reservation.
C/14570/2022 · ge (art. 160 al. 1 CO)
Unjustified Termination Following Breach of Confidentiality Without Demonstrable Harm
Cited regarding the effect of stipulating a contractual penalty for non-performance.
HOR.2023.14 · ag (Art. 160 Abs. 3 OR)
Real Estate Penalty Clause Invalid Without Notarization
This provision discusses the possibility of a contractual penalty allowing withdrawal upon payment (Wandelpön).
HOR.2023.14 · ag (Art. 160 ff. OR)
Real Estate Penalty Clause Invalid Without Notarization
These articles concern contractual penalties (Konventionalstrafe).
HG210133 · zh (Art. 160 Abs. 1 OR)
**Company v. Company: Breach of Non-Competition Agreement and Counterclaim for Payment**
Legal basis for a penalty clause claim.
C/27484/2017 · ge (art. 160 CO)
Appeal Court Partially Upholds Claim, Dismisses Counterclaim for Penalties
Used to dismiss the counterclaim concerning contractual penalties because the claimant accepted the late execution without reservation.
HG200155 · zh (Art. 160 ff. OR)
Contract Termination and Payment Dispute over Technical Platform Development
Cited generally regarding the purpose of a contractual penalty (Konventionalstrafe).
C/11553/2018 · ge (art. 160 al. 2 CO)
Appellant v. Respondent: Contractual Delay Penalties and Acceptance of Work
Cited in the reasoning to explain why the appellant forfeited the right to the penalty for late delivery by accepting the work without express reservation.
HOR.2021.13 · ag (Art. 160 Abs. 1 OR)
Conditional Real Estate Agreements Voided Due to Incomplete Building Application
This provision states that the creditor can claim either performance or the penalty, but not both, in case of non-performance.
C1 20 9 · vs (art. 160 al. 1 CO)
Shareholder Exit Profit Share and Penalty Dispute
Used to establish that the penalty clause was of an alternative nature, thus excluding the claim for the profit share.
HG200008 · zh (Art. 160 ff. OR)
Void Land Sale Agreement and Unjust Enrichment Claim
Cited generally as the regulation governing contractual penalties (Konventionalstrafe).
HG180098 · zh (Art. 160 OR)
Plaintiff v. Defendant - Construction Payment Dispute
This provision relates to contractual penalties, which the court referenced when discussing the defendant's claim for a contractual penalty.