Key legal question
Whether the expropriation compensation claim was forfeited under Art. 41 EntG
Extracted holding
No. Given the prior damage survey, the subsequent conduct of the expropriator, and the owner's justified reliance on further negotiations, forfeiture could not be invoked ex officio.
Extracted reasoning
Although Art. 41 EntG normally requires filing within six months, forfeiture need not be applied automatically when the expropriator waives it or when invoking it would contradict good faith. The owner could trust that SBB would address the claim after the final crack report.