104 C 278/13•Liquidation notice and knowledge of insolvency
104 C 278/13Court of First InstanceJun 6, 2014Insolvency lawDismissed
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The plaintiff sought relief under the German Insolvency Code against the defendant. The Bonn Local Court dismissed the claim, holding that information that a GmbH had ceased its business activities and was being liquidated did not, by itself, establish that the recipient knew the company was unable to pay its debts. The plaintiff was ordered to bear the costs. The judgment was declared provisionally enforceable, subject to the stated security arrangements.
InsO § 130(1), sentence 1, no. 1; knowledge of a debtor’s inability to pay: Notification that a GmbH is ending its business operations and entering liquidation does not, without additional circumstances, establish that the recipient knows the GmbH is insolvent. The cessation and winding-up of a company’s activities are not equivalent to knowledge of its inability to meet due obligations. Such a notice alone therefore does not satisfy the knowledge requirement for avoidance under § 130(1), sentence 1, no. 1 InsO.
Entscheidungsdatum: 2014-06-06
Aktenzeichen: 104 C 278/13
ECLI: ECLI:DE:AGBN:2014:0606.104C278.13.00
Dokumenttyp: Urteil
Spruchkörper: 104. Zivilabteilung
Normen: InsO §§ 130 Abs. 1 Satz 1 Nr. 1, 143 Abs. 1
Die Mitteilung über die Einstellung der Geschäftstätigkeit und Liquidation einer GmbH begründet keine Kenntnis, dass die GmbH zahlungsunfähig sei.
Die Klage wird abgewiesen.
Die Kosten des Rechtsstreits trägt der Kläger.
Das Urteil ist vorläufig vollstreckbar. Der Kläger darf die Vollstreckung durch Sicherheitsleistung in Höhe von 110 % des aufgrund des Urteils vollstreckbaren Betrages abwenden, wenn nicht die Beklagte vor der Vollstreckung Sicherheit in Höhe von 100 % des jeweils zu vollstreckenden Betrages leistet.
Whether the defendant knew that the GmbH was unable to pay its debts, as required for avoidance under Insolvency Code § 130(1), sentence 1, no. 1.
Notice that the GmbH had ceased business and was being liquidated did not establish knowledge of its inability to pay.
A notice of cessation of business and liquidation, without more, does not show that the recipient knew the company was insolvent.
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