Question juridique clé
Whether the debtor could invoke the benefit of discussion real in definitive debt release proceedings based on a fiduciary security assignment of bearer mortgage notes.
Solution extraite
Yes. The defense may be raised in definitive debt release proceedings when the parties tacitly agreed that the bank must first proceed against the mortgage security.
Motifs extraits
The benefit of discussion real is a substantive defense deriving from the fiducia agreement, not a merits defense against the claim itself. It cannot be raised in the action on the debt claim, but it can be invoked when the creditor seeks ordinary enforcement against the debtor's other assets before the mortgage realization proceedings are finished.