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Art. 47 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; V. Besondere Fälle; 1. Tötung und Körperverletzung; c. Leistung von Genugtuung
Art. 47 OR
Bei Tötung eines Menschen oder Körperverletzung kann der Richter unter Würdigung der besonderen Umstände dem Verletzten oder den Angehörigen des Getöteten eine angemessene Geldsumme als Genugtuung zusprechen.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (831)
100 2015 319 · be (Art. 47 und 49 des Schweizerischen Obligationenrechts (OR; SR 220))
Bus Driver Stabbed by Fare Dodger Victim Compensation Appeal
Cited as provisions to be applied analogously for determining the gratification amount.
VVGE.2003.04.Nr.32 · ow (Art. 47 OR)
Municipality Liable for Negligent Employee of Delegated Nursing Association
This provision allows for the award of appropriate compensation for the distress caused by death under specific circumstances, which was granted in this case.
VVGE.2011.13.Nr.53 · ow (Art. 47 OR)
Patient v. Hospital: Lack of Informed Consent for Surgery Leading to Nerve Damage
Basis for awarding compensation for non-economic damages (Genugtuung).
CC.1995.505 · ne (Art. 47 CO)
Driver's Repeat Offense Aggravates Disability; Spouse's Derivative Claim Rejected
This article was used to assess and award the moral damages indemnity to the victim V. A.
RBOG.1999.Nr.3 · tg (Art. 47 OR)
Compensation for Non-Pecuniary Damages and Foreign Cost of Living Adjustments
This article governed the assessment of non-pecuniary damages (Genugtuungssummen) which was the subject of the court's ruling.
RBOG.1997.Nr.6 · tg (Art. 47 OR)
Failure to Aid Victim of Self-Administered Overdose: Causation Bar to Compensation
This article regarding solace claims was explicitly referenced in the final finding that the prerequisites for such claims were not met.
TCVS C1 16 238 · vs (art. 47 CO)
Insurer Reimbursement Claim in Plane Crash Case Rejected Despite Overcoming Prescription Period
The court rejected the claim for moral damages because the alleged beneficiaries (grandchildren and children) did not establish the necessary conditions (close relationships, severity of suffering) required by this article for a claim.
6B_341/2025; 6B_349/2025 (Art. 47 et 50 CO)
Negligent homicide on construction site: crane operator's breach of safety rules and victim's alcohol intoxication as concurrent fault reducing damages.
Basis for the award of tort moral damages.
P/24521/2022 · ge (art. 47/49 CO)
Sexual Coercion Acquittal, Child Sex Act Conviction
Used to order the appellant to pay compensation for moral damages to the victim.
P/17806/2023 · ge (art. 47 CO)
Reclassification of Murder to Negligent Homicide in Drunk Driving Fatal Accident Appeal
Cited in relation to the determination of the amount of moral damages awarded.
P/15271/2023 · ge (art. 47 CO)
Murder Conviction Appeal: Increased Moral Damages Awarded
Cited in the order holding D______ liable for moral damages to A______.
P/16262/2023 · ge (art. 47 CO)
Attempted Aggravated Battery Conviction Upheld Despite Sentence Reduction
Basis for ordering the appellant to pay moral damages to the victim.
Z1 2023 48 · zg (Art. 47 OR)
Ski Guide Negligence and Act of God Defense in Fatal Rockfall Case
The substantive claim for compensation (Genugtuung) was dismissed due to lack of adequate causality (higher power), which is the substantive basis of the claim under this article.
P/21278/2021 · ge (art. 47/49 CO)
Attempted Sexual Act Against Incapacitated Person (Impossible Crime) Conviction
Basis for ordering the accused to pay moral damages to the victim.
P/10729/2022 · ge (Art. 47/49 CO)
Appeals Court Affirms Multiple Convictions for Robbery, Assault, and Extortion
The amount of moral damages awarded to R______ and Q______ was determined based on these articles concerning non-pecuniary damages.