The commentary refers to a recent decision of the United Chambers of the Supreme Court upholding the joint and several liability under Article 2055(1) of the Civil Code of trust companies whose directors, by failing to perform their management duties, caused the loss of the capital provided to them by certain investors, and of the Ministry of Economic Development, which contributed to the occurrence of the loss through inadequate supervision. In accordance with the prevailing orientation, which is also criticised by the commentator, although it contributes to the final result of the decision, the judgement recognises that solidarity can affect responsibilities with different titles (contractual and non-contractual), as long as they cause the same damage at the causal level: with the consequence that the request for inclusion in the liabilities in the compulsory liquidation proceedings, made by the investors within a five-year period, is valid ex Art. 1310, first paragraph, Civil Code, to interrupt the statute of limitations also in relation to the Ministry subject to the Aquilian liability regime with a five-year limitation period.
Il commento riguarda una recente decisione delle Sezioni unite della Cassazione, la quale afferma la responsabilità solidale, ex art. 2055, primo comma, c.c. delle società fiduciarie i cui amministratori hanno cagionato – rendendosi inadempienti agli obblighi di gestione – la perdita dei capitali conferiti alle stesse da taluni investitori, e del Ministero dello sviluppo economico che ha contribuito a cagionare il danno, omettendo la dovuta vigilanza. In linea con l’orientamento dominante, considerato anche criticamente dal commentatore pur adesivo rispetto agli esiti finali della decisione, la pronuncia ammette che la solidarietà possa concernere responsabilità aventi titolo diverso (contrattuale ed extracontrattuale), purché sul piano causale esse siano produttive del medesimo danno: con la conseguenza che l’istanza di ammissione al passivo nella procedura di liquidazione coatta presentata dagli investitori entro un quinquennio vale ex art. 1310, primo comma, c.c., a interrompere la prescrizione anche nei riguardi del Ministero assoggettato al regime aquiliano di responsabilità con termine di prescrizione quinquennale.
D'Adda, A., Inadempimento della società fiduciaria e solidarietà risarcitoria: il punto delle Sezioni Unite, <<PACTUM>>, 2022; (4): 567-577 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/250571]
Inadempimento della società fiduciaria e solidarietà risarcitoria: il punto delle Sezioni Unite
D'Adda, Alessandro
2022
Abstract
The commentary refers to a recent decision of the United Chambers of the Supreme Court upholding the joint and several liability under Article 2055(1) of the Civil Code of trust companies whose directors, by failing to perform their management duties, caused the loss of the capital provided to them by certain investors, and of the Ministry of Economic Development, which contributed to the occurrence of the loss through inadequate supervision. In accordance with the prevailing orientation, which is also criticised by the commentator, although it contributes to the final result of the decision, the judgement recognises that solidarity can affect responsibilities with different titles (contractual and non-contractual), as long as they cause the same damage at the causal level: with the consequence that the request for inclusion in the liabilities in the compulsory liquidation proceedings, made by the investors within a five-year period, is valid ex Art. 1310, first paragraph, Civil Code, to interrupt the statute of limitations also in relation to the Ministry subject to the Aquilian liability regime with a five-year limitation period.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.