Key legal question
Whether the civil appeal against the cantonal hospital-liability judgment was admissible under the Federal Supreme Court Act.
Extracted holding
The appeal was admissible in principle because the dispute was directly connected with civil law and the cantonal administrative court acted as the sole cantonal instance.
Extracted reasoning
A claim for partial satisfaction arising from treatment in a public hospital falls within Art. 72(2)(b) BGG; the remaining formal requirements were met.