Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the civil registry could stop the preparatory marriage procedure because the fiancée had not proved lawful stay in Switzerland.
Decisione estratta
The court did not need to decide this question further, because the refusal to celebrate the marriage under Article 97a CC was upheld in any event.
Motivazione estratta
The appeal failed on the independent ground that a manifest sham marriage was established; therefore the Article 98(4) CC argument became irrelevant.