Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the 1998 reconveyance of the property was exempt from transfer tax as a rescission under Art. 107(2) OR.
Decisione estratta
No. Because the original purchase price claim had been novated into a loan claim, rescission of the 1992 sale for non-payment was no longer possible.
Motivazione estratta
The loan contracts showed a true novation: they regulated amount, interest, repayment, security, and settlement by set-off. The old purchase price debt was extinguished and replaced by a loan debt, so the basis for an ex tunc rescission no longer existed.