Question juridique clé
Whether the civil appeal was admissible despite the value in dispute being below CHF 30,000.
Solution extraite
The civil appeal was inadmissible because the amount in dispute did not reach the statutory threshold and no sufficiently substantiated question of fundamental importance was shown.
Motifs extraits
The disputed amount was CHF 29,168.10, below Art. 74(1)(b) BGG. The appellant failed to explain in the appeal why Art. 74(2)(a) BGG would apply; belated submissions in the reply were disregarded.