Question juridique clé
Whether the expropriation claims were time-barred
Solution extraite
The five-year period had expired on 3 September 1992, so a claim posted that day would still be timely; the exact posting date remained disputed.
Motifs extraits
The court applied the federal rule by analogy on computation of years and held that the decisive issue was whether the letter was actually deposited on 2 or 3 September 1992.