Question juridique clé
Whether the defendant's promise of future accession by G. AG constituted a guarantee contract under Swiss law.
Solution extraite
The agreements were correctly qualified as guarantee contracts under Art. 111 CO.
Motifs extraits
The defendant undertook independently to compensate the loss caused if G. AG failed to accede to the leasing contracts; this was an abstract payment undertaking, not a mere accessory suretyship.