General receipt

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A general receipt is a declaration of intent that needs to be interpreted in the sense of § 133 , § 157 BGB, which is mainly used in the Hanseatic region to end disputes and create clear relationships.

The issue of a general receipt can have far-reaching legal consequences . Similar to the compensation receipt widespread in labor law, it can contain a declaration of knowledge that a service has actually been provided or received ( receipt ), an offer to conclude a waiver contract , a waiver or a negative acknowledgment of debt and thus a disposition of an existing claim represent.

A general receipt in a court-recorded settlement should create clear relationships in the interest of legal transactions and prevent future disputes. In principle, it also covers claims of the parties that have already been titled.

Individual evidence

  1. Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht Hamburg, judgment of the 9th Civil Senate of June 28, 1996
  2. BGH, judgment of January 13, 1999 - XII ZR 208/96