Question juridique clé
Whether the contested passage in the article contained a statement of fact or only a value judgment under Art. 28g CC
Solution extraite
The passage was to be understood, in context, as a critical value judgment centered on the municipal official and not as a factual assertion imputable to Colliers AMI.
Motifs extraits
The right of reply applies only to objectively ascertainable facts. Read as a whole and as understood by the average reader, the article did not set out a factual allegation against the appellant but an evaluative explanation of the events.