Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the 13 April 2004 payment agreement constituted a valid debt acknowledgment
Decisione estratta
Yes. The agreement was a debt acknowledgment for the balance of 134,958.90 francs.
Motivazione estratta
The agreement qualified under Art. 17 CO and the debtor did not show that the underlying cause was invalid or that the debt had been extinguished.