Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the federal civil appeal had become moot after a parallel appeal succeeded
Decisione estratta
Yes. Because the Federal Supreme Court had already allowed the separate appeal against the related cantonal decision, the present appeal no longer had an object and had to be struck from the docket.
Motivazione estratta
The challenged decision lost its basis once the related appeal was upheld and the underlying cantonal judgment was set aside; a moot case is discontinued under Art. 32(2) BGG.