Question juridique clé
Whether refusal to accept a judgment served cash-on-delivery for court costs delays the start of the appeal period.
Solution extraite
No. A properly served judgment is effective even if acceptance is refused; refusal does not postpone the appeal deadline.
Motifs extraits
Service under Art. 63 No. 4 OG was valid. A party cannot delay the running of the appeal period by refusing acceptance, and this also applies to counsel acting within the scope of the power of attorney. The cantonal court's later withdrawal and personal re-service could not extend the statutory period, because the OG does not recognize a conditional judgment notice. In any event, the first delivery was not a proper notice when burdened with an impermissibly high cash-on-delivery amount, so the appeal period started only with the later personal service.