Key legal question
Whether the civil action and insurer third-party claim became moot after the claimant’s death, heirs’ repudiation, and liquidation of the estate.
Extracted holding
Yes. Once the estate renounced continuation and no creditor requested assignment, the case became moot and the Federal Supreme Court annulled the cantonal judgment.
Extracted reasoning
Death suspended the proceedings; after repudiation and liquidation of the estate, and with no continuation by the estate or cession to creditors, there was no longer a live dispute.