Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the work on the complaint against the executor was unnecessary and therefore not compensable under the mandate contract.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The work was not shown to be useless; the complaint, including the request to suspend the will executor and appoint an estate administrator, was pursued with the client's knowledge and agreement and was considered suitable at the time.
Extrahierte Begründung
Under Arts. 394(3) and 396(1) OR, compensation is owed for work performed in accordance with the mandate. Since the parties jointly regarded the complaint as a useful means to pursue the mandate's purpose, the related effort could not be excluded from the fee.