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Art. 67 Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO) - Prozessfähigkeit

ZPO; 1. Teil: Allgemeine Bestimmungen; 5. Titel: Die Parteien und die Beteiligung Dritter; 1. Kapitel: Partei- und Prozessfähigkeit
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Art. 67 ZPO · Prozessfähigkeit

Prozessfähig ist, wer handlungsfähig ist.

Für eine handlungsunfähige Person handelt ihre gesetzliche Vertretung.

Soweit eine handlungsunfähige Person urteilsfähig ist, kann sie: a. selbstständig Rechte ausüben, die ihr um ihrer Persönlichkeit willen zustehen; b. vorläufig selbst das Nötige vorkehren, wenn Gefahr in Verzug ist.

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Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (142)

ZK 2012 153 · be (Art. 67 Abs. 2 ZPO)
Conflict of Interest in Guardianship Appointment and Representative's Right to Appeal
Referenced in the reasoning concerning the legal representation of A. after the appointment of the process guardian, though this specific article was not the primary basis for the final order on the appeal itself.
ZVE.2025.28 · ag (Art. 67 Abs. 1 ZPO)
Rental Dispute: Husband Not Liable as Landlord
Cited to establish the plaintiff's capacity to be a party in court proceedings.
LF250042 · zh (Art. 67 Abs. 1 ZPO)
Purchaser v. Former Co-Owner (Eviction Appeal Voided Due to Lack of Procedural Capacity)
Cited as the provision stating that capacity to litigate is equivalent to capacity to act.
LC240024 · zh (Art. 67 Abs. 1 ZPO)
Child Custody Intervention Appeal Dismissed for Lack of Legal Interest
Cited in the reasoning linking capacity to act with procedural capacity.
LC240024 · zh (Art. 67 Abs. 3 lit. a ZPO)
Child Custody Intervention Appeal Dismissed for Lack of Legal Interest
Cited in the reasoning to establish that an able-minded minor can exercise rights pertaining to their person independently.
ZSU.2023.271 · ag (Art. 67 Abs. 3 lit. b ZPO)
Bankruptcy Prevents Contractor Lien Registration
Mentioned analogously in reasoning regarding the applicant's potential right to act independently, but not directly used in the dispositive.
PS240013 · zh (Art. 67 Abs. 1 ZPO)
Heir's Appeal of Estate Liquidation Dismissed Due to Lack of Standing
Cited to establish that procedural capacity requires capacity for legal action (Handlungsfähigkeit).
C/14894/2022 · ge (Art. 67 al. 1 CPC)
Shareholder Deadlock Leading to Forced Sale and Subsequent Annulment Due to Lack of Corporate Standing
Cited in the reasoning to define legal capacity to sue as the corollary of the exercise of civil rights.
C/6237/2023 · ge (art. 67 al. 1 CPC a contrario)
Appeal Dismissed: Provisional Commissioner Appointment Denied Due to Lack of Proven Necessity and Existing Board Representation
Cited in relation to the capacity to sue when the corporate entity lacks the exercise of civil rights.
C/6237/2023 · ge (art. 67 al. 2 CPC a contrario)
Appeal Dismissed: Provisional Commissioner Appointment Denied Due to Lack of Proven Necessity and Existing Board Representation
Cited in relation to the requirement for a party lacking the exercise of civil rights to act through a legal representative.
AC/3788/2022 · ge (art. 67 al. 2 et 137 CPC)
Appeal Regarding Rejection of Legal Aid for Translation Costs in Paternity Case
Cited in the final order regarding the notification of the decision.
ML.2023.54 · vd (Art. 67 al. 2 CPC)
Debtor Under Curatorship Lacks Capacity to Appeal Execution Proceedings Without Curator Ratification
This procedural rule stating that an incapacitated person can only act through their legal representative is implicitly applied via Art. 59 al. 2 let. c CPC to declare the appeal inadmissible.
13----------- · vd (Art. 67 al. 2 CPC)
Curatorship and Legal Capacity to Sue in Appeal
This provision was cited as the basis for the procedural inadmissibility, as the person lacking civil capacity could only proceed through a legal representative who did not ratify the appeal.
ML.2023.41 · vd (Art. 67 al. 2 CPC)
Curator's Refusal to Ratify Appeal by Incapacitated Person
Cited to establish that a litigant without civil rights capacity can only proceed through their legal representative, leading to inadmissibility if ratification is absent.
603 2021 191 · fr (Art. 67 al. 1 CPC)
Land Division Permitted Despite Tenant Appeal and Agricultural Context
Cited in the reasoning regarding the capacity to plead (for a simple partnership).