Questão jurídica principal
Whether the life annuity contract was void for unlawful object because it allegedly converted a vested-benefits payment into cash contrary to free-movement rules.
Decisão extraída
No. The CHF 375,923 was paid as retirement benefits under the pension regulations, not as a vested-benefits payout; the contract therefore had a lawful object.
Fundamentação extraída
Because the employment ended at an age giving the insured an automatic right to retirement benefits under the pension rules, no vested-benefits claim existed. The insured could opt for capital payment, and using that capital to buy a life annuity did not violate federal law.