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Art. 42 Bundesgesetz vom 30. März 1911 betreffend die Ergänzung des Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuches (OR)
OR; Erste Abteilung: Allgemeine Bestimmungen; Erster Titel: Die Entstehung der Obligationen; Zweiter Abschnitt: Die Entstehung durch unerlaubte Handlungen; A. Haftung im Allgemeinen; II. Festsetzung des Schadens
Art. 42 OR
Wer Schadenersatz beansprucht, hat den Schaden zu beweisen.
Der nicht ziffernmässig nachweisbare Schaden ist nach Ermessen des Richters mit Rücksicht auf den gewöhnlichen Lauf der Dinge und auf die vom Geschädigten getroffenen Massnahmen abzuschätzen.
Bei Tieren, die im häuslichen Bereich und nicht zu Vermögens- oder Erwerbszwecken gehalten werden, können die Heilungskosten auch dann angemessen als Schaden geltend gemacht werden, wenn sie den Wert des Tieres übersteigen.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (625)
10/2015/15 · sh (Art. 42 Abs. 1 OR)
Firework Injury Claim Dismissed for Insufficient Substantiation of Work Incapacity
The court relies on this provision regarding the burden of proof for the asserted damage, which was deemed insufficiently substantiated by the appellant.
MG180014.L · zh (Art. 42 OR)
Landlord's Duty to Accept Early Property Return and Burden of Proof for Damages
Cited as the basis for the landlord's obligation to prove concrete financial loss when claiming damages.
AbR.2006.07.Nr.6 · ow (Art. 42 Abs. 2 OR)
Plaintiff v. Defendant (Whiplash Injury and Damages Calculation)
Used for assessing income loss where the amount cannot be precisely proven.
VPB 5418-2002-0674 (Art. 42 al. 3, CO)
Federal Council Opinion on Parliamentary Initiative to Recognize Animals as Not Mere Things
Cited for the provision on the calculation of damages resulting from the care of an animal.
VPB JAAC-61-89B (Art. 42 Abs. 2 OR)
Military Units Liable for Replacement Cost of Lost/Damaged Low-Value Items
This provision allows for the estimation of damages that cannot be numerically proven, based on the ordinary course of events, which was applied to value the lost material at its inventory value.
VPB JAAC-59-7B (Art. 42 ss CO)
Confederation v. Service Member: Indemnity for Gross Negligence and Traffic Accident Damages
These articles are applied by analogy for determining the indemnity due by the defaulting member.
ZZ.1988.24 · so (Art. 42 Abs. 2 OR)
Municipal Assumption of Private Infrastructure and Expropriation Compensation
Analogously applied by the court to estimate (assess damages/compensation) the residual value/potential income stream lost by the appellant.
BGE 91 II 425 (Art. 42 Abs. 2 OR)
Injury damages claim under Swiss Code of Obligations Article 46: compensability of economic hardship absent proven economic disadvantage; wage basis for calculating future loss of earnings.
Basis for the court's discretionary assessment of future damages, upholding the lower court's finding of disability onset in the latter half of working life.
ZVE.2024.45 · ag (Art. 42 Abs. 2 OR)
Tenant's Appeal on Commercial Property Costs Dismissed Due to Prior Settlement Agreement
Allows for estimation of damages when the claimant cannot prove the exact amount.
51/2023/72 · sh (Art. 42 Abs. 2 OR)
Property Damage Dismissal Upheld; Right to Reasonable Decision Violated
Applied for the estimation of damages when numerical proof was impossible.
P/11064/2018 · ge (art. 42 CO)
Appeal on Breach of Trust, Fraud, and Forgery Convictions
Used as the basis for ordering C to compensate A for damages when the exact amount is not established.
C/178/2022 · ge (art. 42 al. 2 CO)
Tenant v. Landlord: Damages for Lost Personal Property Value
This provision was used by the court to equitably determine the amount of damages when the exact amount could not be established.
HG190052 · zh (Art. 42 Abs. 2 OR)
Sale Price Dispute Regarding Online Marketing Business Revenue Share
Cited in the reasoning to confirm that judicial estimation of damages (Schätzung) was not applicable.
A/1391/2021 · ge (art. 42 CO)
Assurance Company v. Defendant: Suspension of Arbitration Pending Supreme Court Ruling on Arbitrator Recusal
The reasoning discusses the equitable determination of damages according to this article, which justifies one of the procedural decisions regarding the aborted hearing, although it is not explicitly cited in the final orders.
P/15927/2024 · ge (art. 42 CO)
Aggravated Robbery and Burglary Sentencing with DNA Evidence
Basis for the civil judgment regarding material damages.