Key legal question
Whether the mother was entitled to higher moral damages for the killing of her adult son
Extracted holding
No. Given the massively below-average relationship and the victim's significant contributory fault, CHF 5,000 was not manifestly unfair.
Extracted reasoning
The decisive factor is the actual relationship at the time of death. The record showed no close family relationship for years, so the Federal Court deferred to the lower court's broad discretion.