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BGE 26 I 378 ΓÇó Erroneous note of no objection must be corrected
BGE 26 I 378Raccolta ufficiale del Tribunale federale (DTF) / Volume I20 set 1900Dismissed
August Kopp enforced a claim against Georg Kopp in Cham and received the creditor’s copy of the payment order bearing the office note that no objection had been filed. Relying on that note, he sought continuation, and a bankruptcy warning was issued. The enforcement officer later withdrew the warning after discovering that Georg Kopp had in fact timely objected. The creditor complained and then recurred, asking that the bankruptcy warning be maintained. The Federal Court held that the mistaken note created no enforceable rights, that the office had to correct its error and refuse continuation, and that the debtor’s position could not be worsened by the officer’s mistake. The recourse was dismissed.
Erroneous certification on the creditor’s copy of a payment order that no objection has been filed; duty to correct. Where the debtor in fact lodged timely and proper objection, the creditor cannot invoke the mistaken certificate to obtain continuation of enforcement. The enforcement office must revoke the erroneous attestation and refuse continuation, since an official error may not prejudice the debtor’s legal position. Any damage caused by the mistake is to be pursued, if at all, against the responsible officer; it does not confer rights against the debtor (consid. 1).