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Debtor may withdraw insolvency declaration on appeal

ZZ.1980.11Other CourtJan 20, 1980Modified

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The appellate civil chamber held that a debtor who has obtained a bankruptcy declaration on his own insolvency petition may, absent abuse of rights, appeal the bankruptcy order and at the same time withdraw the insolvency declaration. The appeal is treated as an effective withdrawal of the request; consequently, the procedural basis for the bankruptcy falls away. The court also noted that novelties are admissible in the appeal proceedings. The bankruptcy declaration was therefore annulled.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 191 SchKG, Art. 194 i.V.m. Art. 174 SchKG; withdrawal of an insolvency declaration on appeal against a bankruptcy order. The debtor is entitled to file an appeal (rekurs) against the bankruptcy declaration and, in the same procedural act, withdraw the insolvency declaration, provided there is no abuse of rights. Such an appeal is to be treated as a withdrawal of the bankruptcy request itself; if the request falls away, the substantive prerequisite for the bankruptcy order ceases to exist. Novelties are admissible in the appeal proceedings according to settled practice (consid. not stated).

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Geschäftsnummer:** ZZ.1980.11**
Instanz:Zivilkammer
Entscheiddatum:21.01.1980
FindInfo-Nummer:O_ZK.2015.356
Titel:** Insolvenzerklärung, Rückzug**
Resümee:** Art. 174, Art. 191 SckKG; § 303 ZPO. Konkurseröffnung auf Begehren des Schuldners. Der Schuldner kann gegen das Konkurserkanntnis Berufung (Rekurs) erheben und gleichzeitig die Insolvenzerklärung zurückziehen.**
SOG 1980 Nr. 11 ** Art. 174, Art. 191 SckKG; § 303 ZPO**.Konkurseröffnung auf Begehren des Schuldners. Der Schuldner kann gegen das Konkurserkanntnis Berufung (Rekurs) erheben und gleichzeitig die Insolvenzerklärung zurückziehen. Die Insolvenzerklärung nach Art. 191 SchKG steht - unter Vorbehalt des Rechtsmissbrauchs - jedem Schuldner zu, sofern er zahlungsunfähig ist. Gegen das Konkurserkanntnis kann nach Art. 194 in Verbindung mit Art. 174 SchKG die Berufung (Rekurs) erhoben werden. Die Einlegung eines Rechtsmittels zwecks Rückzuges eines Begehrens bzw. einer Klage, ist zulässig (vgl. Guldener Schweizerisches Zivilprozessrecht, 3. A., S. 399 N 1).Der Rekurs des Schuldners kommt hier dem Rückzug der Insolvenzerklärung gleich. Eine Voraussetzung des Konkurses, das schuldnerische Begehren, fällt weg; gemäss konstanter Praxis des Obergerichtes (RB 1972 Nr. 9) sind Nova im Rekursverfahren zulässig. * Obergericht Zivilkammer, Urteil vom 21. Januar 1980*

Keywords

insolvency declarationbankruptcywithdrawalappealnovel factsabuse of rights

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether a debtor may withdraw an insolvency declaration while appealing the bankruptcy declaration.

Extracted holding

Yes. The appeal is admissible and operates as a withdrawal of the insolvency declaration, so that the procedural prerequisite for bankruptcy disappears.

Extracted reasoning

Under Art. 191 SchKG, insolvency declaration is available to an insolvent debtor absent abuse of rights. An appeal under Art. 194 in conjunction with Art. 174 SchKG may be used to withdraw the request. Since the debtor’s appeal here amounts to such a withdrawal, the basis for the bankruptcy order falls away; novelties are admissible on appeal under established practice.

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