Swiss Civil Code

¹ Where the right­ful own­er re­quests resti­tu­tion of an ob­ject, the pos­sessor in good faith may re­quest in­dem­ni­fic­a­tion for any ne­ces­sary or use­ful ex­pendit­ure in­curred and may re­fuse to sur­render the ob­ject un­til such in­dem­ni­fic­a­tion is forth­com­ing.

² He or she has no right to in­dem­ni­fic­a­tion of oth­er ex­pendit­ure, but where none is proffered, he or she may re­move any­thing for which he or she has in­curred cost, provided this may be done without dam­aging the prop­erty.

³ Any fruits col­lec­ted by a pos­sessor are set off against his or her claim for in­dem­ni­fic­a­tion.