Questão jurídica principal
Whether the bankruptcy mass had standing to sue under Art. 579 ZGB
Decisão extraída
Yes. In an estate bankruptcy, the bankruptcy office may assert the hereditary liability of the disclaiming heirs for the benefit of the bankruptcy mass.
Fundamentação extraída
Art. 579 ZGB must be read in light of the function of estate liquidation: once all heirs disclaim and bankruptcy is opened, the mass may recover assets that remain liable. The case law and the structure of estate bankruptcy support standing of the bankruptcy administration, not only individual creditors.