Key legal question
Whether the cantonal court arbitrarily refused reinstatement of the missed appeal deadline because the omitted appeal had not already been filed.
Extracted holding
Under Ticino procedure, reinstatement did not require filing the omitted act simultaneously; the cantonal court misapplied the procedural rules and acted arbitrarily.
Extracted reasoning
Art. 140 CPC/TI, via Art. 12 LPamm, provides that the omitted act is to be completed only if reinstatement is granted and within a time fixed by the judge. The court wrongly applied a federal-style rule requiring simultaneous filing.