Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the public law appeal was admissible under Art. 86(2) LTF against the Ticino expropriation tribunal.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The expropriation tribunal was not a superior court within the meaning of Art. 86(2) LTF because it is only a final cantonal instance in certain areas and remains subject to higher cantonal review in others.
Extrahierte Begründung
Art. 86(2) LTF requires a court that is territorially competent canton-wide and not subject to another judicial authority in all matters within its competence. Since Ticino law allows cantonal administrative appeals in expropriation matters, the tribunal is not superior.