Key legal question
Whether the federal appeal against the cantonal eviction decision was admissible as an appeal from a final decision.
Extracted holding
The eviction decision was not a final decision within the meaning of Art. 48(1) OG, because under cantonal law it remained subject to ordinary civil proceedings and therefore had only limited res judicata effect.
Extracted reasoning
The decision was issued in summary enforcement proceedings and, since the tenant could still bring the dispute before the ordinary civil judge, it did not finally determine the claim between the parties. The Court reaffirmed its prior case law despite academic criticism.