Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the daughter's undertaking was a guarantee or a cumulative debt assumption
Extrahierter Entscheid
On the objective interpretation of the contract and the surrounding circumstances, the undertaking had to be qualified as a guarantee rather than a cumulative debt assumption.
Extrahierte Begründung
For non-professional parties, precise legal labels alone are insufficient to prove a cumulative debt assumption. Here the daughter had no evident own interest in the leasing transaction; the sole purpose of her undertaking was to secure the lessee's debt, which points to a guarantee. In doubtful cases the mandatory guarantee formalities prevail.