Question juridique clé
Whether the civil-law appeal was filed within the statutory time limit
Solution extraite
The appeal was filed too late and could not be considered.
Motifs extraits
The Obergericht decision was received on 17 January 2007; the deadline started on 18 January 2007 and expired on 16 February 2007. The appeal was only handed to the post office on 19 February 2007.