Key legal question
Whether the cantonal court arbitrarily assessed the evidence and established the parties' true agreement on early repayment and payment of CHF 1,954,636.13.
Extracted holding
The challenged factual findings were not arbitrary; the evidence allowed the inference that the amount was paid definitively under a separate settlement agreement.
Extracted reasoning
The appellant accepted payment of more than CHF 2 million without reserving any later account or restitution; the subsequent adjustments in the claimed amount also made his alleged expectation of a minor final charge implausible. The fiscal adviser’s testimony did not establish a different intent at the time of payment.