Question juridique clé
Whether the settlement of 28 September 2005 was invalidated by fundamental fear under Art. 30(2) CO.
Solution extraite
No. The tenants did not extort excessive advantages; the payments roughly matched the economic disadvantages of their early departure.
Motifs extraits
In a transaction, the court must consider the mutual economic interests and the risks avoided by both sides. The tenants gave up continued occupation of prestigious premises for several years, and the lower court's factual finding that their disadvantages were worth about CHF 250,000 bound the Federal Court. The appellants' attempt to ignore the transaction context and focus only on their own loss was rejected.