Key legal question
Whether a federal cassation complaint is admissible while a cantonal appeal is still pending.
Extracted holding
The complaint is premature; under Article 18 of the Federal Act of 30 June 1849, cassation is available only after the cantonal proceedings have been completed.
Extracted reasoning
The remedy is by nature only open once the cantonal procedure has ended. Because the case was still pending before the cantonal appellate court, the federal court had to await that judgment first.