Questione giuridica chiave
Whether Art. 60(2) OR extended the limitation period because criminal proceedings against company organs had been opened and then discontinued.
Decisione estratta
The extended limitation period did not apply; even if a criminal discontinuance does not bind the civil judge, the civil court must assess preliminarily whether a criminal offense is made out, and here proof of Art. 152 StGB was doubtful.
Motivazione estratta
A criminal offense requires objective and subjective elements. The alleged misstatements by the directors were not shown to have been knowingly and wilfully false; the prior dismissal of the criminal case was not decisive, but the civil claimant still bore the burden of proving the offense.