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Art. 779a Bundesgesetz vom 30. März 1911 betreffend die Ergänzung des Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuches (OR)
OR; Dritte Abteilung: Die Handelsgesellschaften und die Genossenschaft; Achtundzwanzigster Titel: Die Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung; Erster Abschnitt: Allgemeine Bestimmungen; J. Erwerb der Persönlichkeit; II. Vor der Eintragung eingegangene Verpflichtungen
Art. 779a OR
Personen, die vor der Eintragung ins Handelsregister im Namen der Gesellschaft handeln, haften dafür persönlich und solidarisch.
Übernimmt die Gesellschaft innerhalb von drei Monaten nach ihrer Eintragung Verpflichtungen, die ausdrücklich in ihrem Namen eingegangen werden, so werden die Handelnden befreit, und es haftet nur die Gesellschaft.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (11)
410.24.183 · bl (Art. 779a Abs. 2 OR)
Provisional Construction Lien Denied Due to Insufficient Proof of Work and Allocation
Cited regarding the transfer of legal relationships to the company upon its takeover of pre-incorporation agreements.
410.24.183 · bl (Art. 779a OR)
Provisional Construction Lien Denied Due to Insufficient Proof of Work and Allocation
Cited regarding obligations entered into in the name of a GmbH before its registration.
LB220011 · zh (Art. 779a Abs. 1 OR)
Founder's Personal Liability for Pre-Incorporation Debt Assumption
The court upheld the primary ground for the claim, finding the defendant personally and jointly liable as a founding member for the company's debts incurred before registration.
C/5421/2020 · ge (Art. 779a CO)
Unpaid Salary and Expense Reimbursement Dispute Against Newly Formed Company
Cited as the legal basis for assessing the liability of founders before the incorporation of the Sàrl (relevant to the rejected part of the cross-appeal).
HC.2021.492 · vd (Art. 779a CO)
Services Payment Dispute and Corporate Assumption Validity
Cited to establish personal and joint liability for actions taken on behalf of the company before its registration.
O2019-011 (art. 779a CO)
Patent Ownership Dispute Over Invalid Transfer Agreement
Cited to explain why the founders of 'A. Sàrl en constitution' remain liable, as the company was never registered.
C/17592/2015 · ge (art. 779a al. 1 CO)
Appellant Challenging Personal Liability for Business Loans and Exclusion of New Compensation Evidence
Used to establish the personal liability of the appellant for loan contracts concluded before the company's incorporation.
C/17592/2015 · ge (art. 779a al. 2 CO)
Appellant Challenging Personal Liability for Business Loans and Exclusion of New Compensation Evidence
Used to determine that the appellant failed to prove the company explicitly assumed the debts within the required timeframe.
KSK 2010 10 · gr (Art. 779a Abs. 1 OR)
Appeal Dismissed: Liability for Pre-Registration Contractual Debt and Insufficient Proof in Summary Proceedings
Cited to establish that the defendant C. could not be held liable for the agreement signed before its registration, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.
KSK 2010 10 · gr (Art. 779a Abs. 2 OR)
Appeal Dismissed: Liability for Pre-Registration Contractual Debt and Insufficient Proof in Summary Proceedings
Cited to support the finding that C. did not take over the obligation entered into prior to its registration.
LB220011 · zh (Art. 779a Abs. 1 OR)
Practice Takeover Payment Liability Following GmbH Formation Failure
The Tribunal affirmed the defendant's personal and joint liability as a founding member for the company's debts incurred before its incorporation, based on this article because the contractual assumption of debt by the company within the three-month period was not proven.