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Art. 544 Bundesgesetz vom 30. März 1911 betreffend die Ergänzung des Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuches (OR)
OR; Zweite Abteilung: Die einzelnen Vertragsverhältnisse; Dreiundzwanzigster Titel: Die einfache Gesellschaft; C. Verhältnis der Gesellschafter gegenüber Dritten; II. Wirkung der Vertretung
Art. 544 OR
Sachen, dingliche Rechte oder Forderungen, die an die Gesellschaft übertragen oder für sie erworben sind, gehören den Gesellschaftern gemeinschaftlich nach Massgabe des Gesellschaftsvertrages.
Die Gläubiger eines Gesellschafters können, wo aus dem Gesellschaftsvertrage nichts anderes hervorgeht, zu ihrer Befriedigung nur den Liquidationsanteil ihres Schuldners in Anspruch nehmen.
Haben die Gesellschafter gemeinschaftlich oder durch Stellvertretung einem Dritten gegenüber Verpflichtungen eingegangen, so haften sie ihm solidarisch, unter Vorbehalt anderer Vereinbarung.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (85)
SGSTA.2004.43 · so (Art. 544 Abs. 2 OR)
Taxpayer Deferral for Marital Home Sale and Joint Purchase
Mentioned in paragraph 9 concerning the rights of a partner's creditors.
OG 1994 9 · lu (Art. 544 Abs. 1 OR)
Simple Partnership Dissolution and Treatment of Contributed Property
Cited in the reasoning regarding the nature of property transferred to the community, implying its relevance to the resolution of the dispute concerning the car's ownership.
MH250001.Z3 · zh (Art. 544 Abs. 3 OR)
Tenancy Court Jurisdiction for Post-2025 Lawsuits and Third-Party Claims
Cited in relation to the joint and several liability of members of a simple partnership towards third parties, which can lead to subrogation.
ZR2 2022 14 · gr (Art. 544 Abs. 1 OR)
Partnership Dissolution and Compensation Fund Distribution
Used in the reasoning to support the conclusion that the compensation claim belonged jointly to the partners (in solidum).
HSU.2025.19 · ag (Art. 544 Abs. 1 OR)
Construction Lien Preliminary Registration Granted Despite Objections
Regulates the liability of partners in a general partnership.
HSU.2025.19 · ag (Art. 544 Abs. 3 OR)
Construction Lien Preliminary Registration Granted Despite Objections
Regulates the joint and several liability of partners in a general partnership.
BZ 2024 88 · zg (Art. 544 Abs. 1 und 3 i.V.m. Art. 144 Abs. 1 OR)
Dispute Over Unpaid Electrical Installation Invoice and Lapsed Discount
Cited implicitly in the reasoning to justify holding the appellant liable for the debt, which underpins the order for provisional execution.
C/5275/2021 · ge (art. 544 al. 3 CO)
Shareholder Exit Valuation Dispute
Cited to establish the joint and several liability of the appellants as partners in a simple partnership for company debts to third parties.
C3 24 13 · vs (art. 544 al. 3 CO)
School Owner Joinder of Architects in Contractor Payment Dispute Upheld
Cited to support the finding that the architects in the simple partnership had joint and several liability towards the defendant.
12.2023.45 · ti (art. 544 cpv. 3 CO)
Construction Contract Payment Dispute and Liability
Cited in consideration 11 as a potential legal basis for the joint and several liability of the defendants.
2023.01.26.entger.2 · bl (Art. 544 Abs. 3 OR)
Wastewater Permit Fee: Administrative Service Charge, Not Infrastructure Cost
Used to establish that partners of a simple partnership are jointly and severally liable to third parties for the partnership's debts.
650.22.54 · bl (Art. 544 Abs. 3 OR)
Sewage Permit Fee Applies to Application and Modifications
Used to determine the joint and several liability of the partners in a simple partnership for the debts of the company.
ZK 2021 367 · be (Art. 544 Abs. 3 OR)
Co-owner's Pursuit of Full Security Deposit Debt Denied Due to Insufficient Proof of Assignment of Deceased Co-owner's Share
Cited in the reasoning regarding the joint liability of partners in a simple partnership (tenants).
12.2018.83 · ti (art. 544 cpv. 1 CO)
Partnership Claim for Unpaid Premium on Editorial Rights Sale
Cited in the reasoning to establish the general rule that assets of a simple partnership belong to all partners jointly, which underpins the judgment on the merits (dismissing the appeal).
HC.2019.890 · vd (Art. 544 al. 1 CO)
Condominium Co-Owner Liability for Unpaid Charges
This article regarding the structure of simple partnerships was cited in the substantive reasoning that justified the decision to reject the appeal and confirm the lower court judgment.