Questione giuridica chiave
Whether refusal to restore the cantonal appeal deadline was arbitrary under Art. 9 Cst. and Art. 37 CPC Vaud.
Decisione estratta
No. The cantonal court could reasonably impute the conduct of the employer's staff and conclude that the late appeal was not excused by force majeure.
Motivazione estratta
The Federal Tribunal held that the cantonal court's view was defensible: a party may have to bear its auxiliaries' faults; the company should have taken simple precautions during the office closure; and the date stamped on the opened mail did not make the later date decisive.