Key legal question
Whether Art. 139 OR applies by analogy to the forfeiture period under Art. 510(3) OR
Extracted holding
Art. 139 OR applies by analogy to statutory and contractual forfeiture periods in federal civil law.
Extracted reasoning
The purpose of Art. 139 OR is to protect a claimant who timely but defectively asserts a claim; the same equitable rationale applies to forfeiture periods.