Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the heirs could demand information from the bank about possible deposits made by the deceased directly at the bank
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes, to the extent of all possible deposits made by the deceased; the bank owed a limited duty of information and accountability for that transaction.
Extrahierte Begründung
Such deposits were treated as an individual mandate relationship in which the bank acted on the depositor’s instructions. The depositor would have had a contractual right to information under Art. 400 OR, which passed to the heirs by universal succession under Art. 560 ZGB. The fact that deposits were only suspected did not defeat the claim.