Question juridique clé
Whether the civil appeal was admissible despite the amount in dispute.
Solution extraite
The civil appeal was inadmissible because neither the main claim nor the counterclaim individually reached the CHF 30,000 threshold, and the lien value could not be added.
Motifs extraits
Article 53 LTF does not permit adding principal and counterclaims; attraction only works if at least one claim meets the minimum. The secured claim was below the value of the pledged property, so the lien did not increase the amount in dispute.