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Art. 394 Bundesgesetz vom 30. März 1911 betreffend die Ergänzung des Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuches (OR)
OR; Zweite Abteilung: Die einzelnen Vertragsverhältnisse; Dreizehnter Titel: Der Auftrag; Erster Abschnitt: Der einfache Auftrag; A. Begriff
Art. 394 OR
Durch die Annahme eines Auftrages verpflichtet sich der Beauftragte, die ihm übertragenen Geschäfte oder Dienste vertragsgemäss zu besorgen.
Verträge über Arbeitsleistung, die keiner besondern Vertragsart dieses Gesetzes unterstellt sind, stehen unter den Vorschriften über den Auftrag.
Eine Vergütung ist zu leisten, wenn sie verabredet oder üblich ist.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (375)
100 2020 424 · be (Art. 394 OR Abs. 1)
Appeal Concerning Remuneration for External Audit Under Public-Law Contract
Cited in E. 4.2 as the general provision defining the obligations under a contract of mandate (Auftrag).
100 2020 424 · be (Art. 394 OR Abs. 3)
Appeal Concerning Remuneration for External Audit Under Public-Law Contract
Cited in E. 4.2 regarding the entitlement to remuneration if agreed or customary.
C1 06 91 · vs (Art. 394 Abs. 3 OR)
Compensation Claim for Business Assistance Between Partners
Cited to confirm that payment is not essential for a contract of mandate, but also used in the reasoning that no remuneration was customary for the services provided.
ZR2 2024 1 · gr (Art. 394 Abs. 1 OR)
Dispute Over Unwritten Contract Service Rates and VAT Liability
Cited as the core obligation of the contractor in a contract for work.
ZR2 2024 1 · gr (Art. 394 Abs. 2 OR)
Dispute Over Unwritten Contract Service Rates and VAT Liability
Stated that contracts not subject to other specific provisions fall under the rules of the simple contract for work (Auftrag).
ZR2 2024 1 · gr (Art. 394 Abs. 3 OR)
Dispute Over Unwritten Contract Service Rates and VAT Liability
Basis for determining the customary and appropriate remuneration when the amount was not agreed upon.
C1 24 132 · vs (art. 394 al. 1 CO)
Care Contract Termination and Provisional Measures Dispute
Cited to define the mandate contract, whose rules are deemed applicable to the attendance contract.
C1 24 132 · vs (art. 394 al. 2 CO)
Care Contract Termination and Provisional Measures Dispute
Cited in the context of the subsidiarity principle, confirming the application of mandate rules to the contract.
HOR.2024.20 · ag (Art. 394 Abs. 1 OR)
Cash Collection Discrepancies: Company Ordered to Pay Over 1.9 Million CHF
Establishes the general obligation of a mandatary to properly conduct the entrusted business.
HOR.2024.37 · ag (Art. 394 Abs. 1 OR)
Plaintiff v. Defendant - Balance Confirmation Dispute
Forms the basis for the contractual relationship between the parties, where the defendant undertook to perform specified services.
ZKBER.2024.9 · so (Art. 394 Abs. 1 OR)
Attorney Fee Dispute and Implicit Acceptance of Invoicing
This article was discussed extensively in the reasoning regarding the duty to perform the mandate according to the contract, but was not cited in the final orders (Dispositiv).
608 2025 1 · fr (Art. 394 ff. OR)
Supplementary Benefits Recipient Denied Coverage for Extensive Dental Implants
These articles concerning the contract of mandate are mentioned in the reasoning (E. 5.2) explaining the relationship between the patient and the treating dentist, but they are not cited in the operative orders.
UV.2025.00003 · zh (Art. 394 ff. OR)
Claimant v. Insurer: Workplace Accident Impairment Increase Appeal
Used as a reference for determining the remuneration of expert costs.
C/25698/2016 · ge (art. 394 al. 3 CO)
Architectural Fee Dispute and Alleged Conflict of Interest
Cited as the general rule that architect fees are determined primarily by the parties' agreement, relevant to confirming the lower court's decision on fees.
O2022-011 (Art. 394 Abs. 2 OR)
Plaintiff's Patent Co-Ownership Claim Denied in Favor of Employer's Rights
Applied to establish an agency relationship and thus the plaintiff's status as a contractor.