OR Art. 1125 -
Einleitung zur Rechtsnorm OR:
The Swiss Code of Obligations is a central code of Swiss civil law that regulates the legal relationships between private individuals. It includes five books that cover various aspects of contract law, law of obligations and property law, including the formation, content and termination of contracts, as well as liability for breach of contract and tort. The Code of Obligations is an important code of law for business and everyday life in Switzerland, as it forms the basis for many legal relationships and contracts and has been in force since 1912, whereby it is regularly adapted to social and economic developments.
Art. 1125 OR from 2025
Art. 1125 Account-payee-only cheques a. In general
1 The drawer and any bearer of a cheque may prohibit payment of the cheque in cash by appending the comment “account payee only” or a comment to that effect diagonally across the obverse of the cheque.
2 In this case the drawee may honour the cheque only by crediting the amount to an account (credit, transfer, debit settlement). The account credit is deemed payment.
3 Any deletion of the comment “account payee only” is deemed not to have been done.
4 A drawee acting in contravention of the above provisions is liable for any losses caused thereby, albeit only up to the cheque amount.
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.
