OR Art. 249 -
Einleitung zur Rechtsnorm OR:
The Swiss Code of Obligations is a central code of Swiss civil law that regulates the legal relationships between private individuals. It includes five books that cover various aspects of contract law, law of obligations and property law, including the formation, content and termination of contracts, as well as liability for breach of contract and tort. The Code of Obligations is an important code of law for business and everyday life in Switzerland, as it forms the basis for many legal relationships and contracts and has been in force since 1912, whereby it is regularly adapted to social and economic developments.
Art. 249 OR from 2025
Art. 249 Claim for return of gift
Where a gift has been made from hand to hand or a promise to give has been fulfilled, the donor may revoke the gift and claim return of the object given, provided the recipient is still enriched thereby:
1. (1) if the recipient has committed a serious criminal offence against the donor or a person close to him;2. if the recipient has grossly neglected his duties under family law towards the donor or any of the latter’s dependants;3. if the recipient has failed without good cause to fulfil the provisos attached to the gift. (1) Amended by Annex No 2 to the FA of 26 June 1998, in force since 1 Jan. 2000 ([AS 1999 1118]; [BBl 1996 I 1]).
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.