Rural inheritance law
0137-en RE320 Civil Code (ZGB) As of 11.07.2026
The old farmers' inheritance law aimed to counteract the negative consequences for agriculture arising from inheritance law, namely land indebtedness and fragmentation of land, by means of special rules.
Deutsch
Bäuerliches Erbrecht 0137-de
Das altrechtliche bäuerliche Erbrecht bezweckte durch besondere Regeln den aus dem Erbrecht fliessenden nachteiligen Folgen für die Landwirtschaft, namentlich die Bodenverschuldung und der Bodenzersplitterung, entgegenzuwirken.
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