Key legal question
Whether a late-filed bankruptcy claim must be justified to the bankruptcy administration or supervisory authorities under Art. 251 SchKG.
Extracted holding
No. Art. 251 SchKG requires late claims to be accepted until the closing of bankruptcy, subject only to the statutory consequences of lateness; it does not impose a duty to justify the delay to the administration or later to the supervisory authorities.
Extracted reasoning
The lower authorities misread Art. 251 SchKG. The provision does not make justification of delay a condition for admissibility. Its fourth paragraph concerns the administration's decision under Art. 245 SchKG when it accepts a late claim and adjusts the schedule of claims, not a preliminary assessment of whether the delay is excusable.