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BGE 22 I 906 ΓÇó Interdicted debtor lacked capacity to appeal in debt enforcement
BGE 22 I 906Federal Supreme Court Official Reports (BGE) / Band IJun 22, 1881Inadmissible
Eugene Moret complained to the cantonal supervisory authority in Valais about the refusal to order an inventory in his bankruptcy. After the president rejected the complaint, Moret brought the matter before the Federal Court alleging denial of justice and unjustified delay. The Federal Court held that he had been interdicted for prodigality and therefore could not act on his own under Valais law, which was compatible with federal law. As he had not shown authorization from his curator, the Court declined to enter into the matter.
Art. 5 of the Federal Civil Capacity Act of 22 June 1881; cantonal law may deny prodigals civil capacity, wholly or for certain acts, and the Federal Court is bound by the cantonal finding of interdiction and lack of standing where no federal-law violation is shown. An interdicted person may not validly pursue a complaint in debt enforcement proceedings on his own; he must act through his legal representative. Where authorization by the curator is neither proven nor even alleged, the complaint is inadmissible and no merits review takes place.
e. Entscheidungen der Schuldbetreibungs- 151. A rret du 29 septernbre 1896 duns la cause lJforet.
cation qu'elles ont faite au recourant des regles de Ia legis- lation cantonale. Cela etant, Eugene Moret ne pourrait etre admis a recourir au Tribunal federal que s'il y eut ete au- torise par son representant legal; 01', non seulement il n'a pas prouve avoir jamais obtenu une teIle autorisation, mais il n'a meme pas allegue de l'avoir sollicitee. Par ces motifs, La Chambre des poursuites et des faillites prononce: Il n'est pas entre en matie1'e sur le recours. Lausanne. -lmp. Georges Bridel C",