Question juridique clé
Whether the cantonal court acted arbitrarily by not deciding definitively on the validity of the contractual penalty clause in provisional release proceedings
Solution extraite
No. In provisional release proceedings the judge may limit himself to whether the debtor made the liberating defense of nullity plausibly, without finally deciding the clause's validity.
Motifs extraits
Provisional release is a document-based proceeding focused on the formal enforceability of the title. The legal merit of defenses need not necessarily be finally adjudicated if their plausibility suffices. This solution was not arbitrary because it is supported by part of the doctrine and cantonal case law.