Key legal question
Whether the Federal Court had jurisdiction to review the cantonal judgment in a land-ownership dispute based on a settlement concerning immovable property.
Extracted holding
The Federal Court lacked jurisdiction because the dispute and the validity of the settlement were governed by cantonal law, not federal law.
Extracted reasoning
The case concerned ownership of land and the validity of a settlement about real rights in immovable property. Such matters fall within cantonal law, even if the agreement was concluded in settlement form to avoid litigation. Therefore no federal-law question arose.