Kernrechtsfrage
Whether Art. 333(3) CO makes the purchaser of assets from a bankruptcy estate jointly liable for pre-bankruptcy wage claims
Extrahierter Entscheid
Art. 333(3) CO does not apply to a transfer of a business from a bankruptcy estate; the purchaser is not jointly liable for wage claims that became due before the bankruptcy.
Extrahierte Begründung
The purpose and system of the provision, together with the bankruptcy regime and EU-harmonized interpretation, show that the legislator did not intend an unavoidable purchaser liability in bankruptcy transfers. Applying the clause would often obstruct rescue sales and distort equality among creditors.