Key legal question
Whether the court president of Bucheggberg-Kriegstetten had local jurisdiction for pre-litigation evidence taking under § 269 ZPO.
Extracted holding
No. The evidence site was in Bern, and no process was pending in Bucheggberg-Kriegstetten; § 269 ZPO therefore did not confer jurisdiction.
Extracted reasoning
For pre-litigation evidence, the relevant forum is the place where the person to be heard is located or the object to be inspected is situated. The house to be inspected was in Bern.