Question juridique clé
Whether the refusal of suspensive effect to the cantonal nullity appeal violated the appellant's constitutional right to be heard
Solution extraite
No. In urgent-measure procedure, the appellate judge may decide on the basis of the first-instance file, and the opposing party has no right to be heard before the measure is ordered or while the suspension request is decided.
Motifs extraits
The president of the cantonal appellate authority necessarily ruled on the record assembled by the first judge. Under Art. 284(2) CPC/VS, the adverse party has no prior hearing right in urgent measures; the same applies on appeal against such measures. The appellant did not show that this rule was unconstitutional.