Question juridique clé
Whether the involuntary placement under Art. 397a ZGB was lawful.
Solution extraite
The placement was lawful because the established facts showed a mental illness, need for inpatient treatment, and a massive risk of self-endangerment that could only be prevented by hospitalization.
Motifs extraits
The Federal Supreme Court was bound by the lower court’s factual findings absent substantiated arbitrariness complaints. As the appellant raised no such objections, the psychiatric findings had to be accepted; on that basis, the statutory requirements for placement were met.