Key legal question
Whether the Federal Supreme Court could hear claims for damages and satisfaction arising from the involuntary commitment.
Extracted holding
No. Such claims were not part of the cantonal proceedings and must be asserted against the canton before the competent cantonal courts under Art. 429a ZGB.
Extracted reasoning
The federal appeal was limited to the lawfulness of the commitment. The requested monetary claims fall outside that scope and the Federal Supreme Court lacked jurisdiction.