Question juridique clé
Whether the joint appeal remained viable after withdrawal of the main appeal under Art. 313 CPC
Solution extraite
The joint appeal became caduc because the main appeal was validly withdrawn before the beginning of deliberations.
Motifs extraits
'Before deliberations' means before the close of the evidentiary phase and the start of judicial deliberation. Here, the cantonal court had reopened evidence-taking; therefore withdrawal occurred during evidence-taking, not after deliberations had begun. The fate of the joint appeal is legally dependent on the main appeal.