Kernrechtsfrage
Whether Art. 60(2) OR extended the limitation period because criminal proceedings against company organs had been opened and then discontinued.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The extended limitation period did not apply; even if a criminal discontinuance does not bind the civil judge, the civil court must assess preliminarily whether a criminal offense is made out, and here proof of Art. 152 StGB was doubtful.
Extrahierte Begründung
A criminal offense requires objective and subjective elements. The alleged misstatements by the directors were not shown to have been knowingly and wilfully false; the prior dismissal of the criminal case was not decisive, but the civil claimant still bore the burden of proving the offense.