Question juridique clé
Whether the cantonal court violated Article 8 CC by refusing further evidence on the DAEL letter of 22 May 2000.
Solution extraite
No. The court had already formed its conviction on the basis of the existing evidence and could reject further proof by anticipatory assessment.
Motifs extraits
Article 8 CC governs the burden of proof and the right to evidence only for relevant, disputed facts. It does not require evidence once the judge can decide on the basis of a non-arbitrary assessment of the record.