Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the action in directors’ liability was time-barred under Art. 760 CO.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The claim was prescribed because the claimant had knowledge of the direct damage by 1992, and the five-year period expired before the 2001 interruption acts.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court held that the refusal to return the deposited assets caused a direct damage, independent of the company’s later insolvency. Knowledge of the damage existed once the claimant was informed of the refusal and compensation set-off on 25 March 1992, since she then knew the essential circumstances enabling suit.