Question juridique clé
Whether the civil appeal was admissible despite low individual amounts in multiple joined tenancy claims.
Solution extraite
The claims could be aggregated because the cases were effectively joined on appeal and decided in one judgment, so the dispute value exceeded the federal threshold.
Motifs extraits
Aggregation under Art. 52 BGG applies when multiple claims are joined before the court below and resolved in a single decision; voluntary initial joinder is not required.