Question juridique clé
Whether the claimed debt of CHF 51,806.25 plus ancillary amounts no longer existed under Art. 85a DEBA.
Solution extraite
The appeal failed; the lower court correctly held that only the ancillary amount of CHF 2,795 did not have a legal basis, while the main debt remained due.
Motifs extraits
The contractual set-off arrangement was construed as performance in lieu only, not as an absolute extinguishment or binding purchase obligation on the creditor. No proof showed that the creditor had refused a proper offer of granite products. In any event, the bankruptcy of the successor company made the debt due and, for non-monetary claims, converted it into a monetary claim.