Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the Bernese appellate court could treat the appeal as late because the ten-day period started with service of the written dispositive.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. Reading Art. 338 ZPO/BE to let the appeal period start with service of the dispositive was tenable and not arbitrary.
Extrahierte Begründung
The wording of Art. 338 ZPO/BE is ambiguous; in light of Art. 204 ZPO/BE, practice, and commentary, starting the period with service of the dispositive was permissible.