Key legal question
Whether the alleged trust agreement was void under Art. 20(1) OR because it served tax avoidance under cantonal law.
Extracted holding
The Federal Court did not review the cantonal-law finding of nullity; the agreement, as found void under cantonal tax law, could not serve as a contractual basis for the claim.
Extracted reasoning
A contract is void under Art. 20(1) OR only if the invalidity follows from federal or cantonal law. Here the cantonal nullity finding was binding, and no violation of federal supremacy was shown.