Key legal question
Whether the federal appeal was admissible despite the disputed amount in controversy.
Extracted holding
The value in dispute was calculated on a capitalized basis because the seasonal rent reduction could last indefinitely if a permit for the works were refused; the appeal was therefore admissible.
Extracted reasoning
A period that cannot be fixed precisely is not automatically indefinite, but here the outcome of the construction-permit process could make the reduction continue for an unlimited time, so Art. 36(5) OG applied.