Key legal question
Whether the defendant was liable as family head under Art. 333 ZGB for damage caused by his young children during sledding.
Extracted holding
The defendant proved the required ordinary and circumstance-based supervision; he was not liable.
Extracted reasoning
For young children, supervision must be adapted to age and circumstances, but need not be impossible or excessive. Sledding by children of this age on a suitable, not overly steep slope was permissible; waiting at the bottom and receiving the children there was an adequate and customary precaution. The double use of the bob and the absence of escorting children alongside the sleds did not breach the standard of care.