Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the March 1, 2003 agreement was a loan assumption, a debt assumption, or a credit sale of the claim against X. AG
Decisione estratta
The agreement was a credit sale of the claim, with the purchase price financed by a new loan and offset by the sellers' claim for the purchase price.
Motivazione estratta
The wording and structure showed transfer of creditor rights in the X. AG loan; the buyers owed CHF 260,000 as consideration. The contract did not need to use the word 'sale' expressly.