Questão jurídica principal
Whether the civil complaint was admissible as an appealable final judgment despite concerning a preliminary liability issue
Decisão extraída
Because the lower court rejected liability and dismissed the action, the proceedings were concluded; the decision was therefore a final judgment, though the request for a mere declaration of arbitrariness could not itself be part of the dispositif.
Fundamentação extraída
A ruling on liability alone is interlocutory only if the action continues on damages; here the dismissal ended the case.