Adequate causal link
0024-en RE330 Code of Obligations (CO, General/Special Part) As of 11.07.2026
The adequate causal link is the legally significant connection between the cause and the damage. A prerequisite is the affirmation of the natural connection in the sense of the equivalence theory.
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Adäquater Kausalzusammenhang 0024-de
Der adäquate Kausalzusammenhang ist der juristisch erhebliche Zusammenhang zwischen der Ursache und dem Schaden. Voraussetzung ist die Bejahung des natürlichen Zusammenhangs im Sinne der Äquivalenztheorie.
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