Question juridique clé
Whether the appellant was entitled under Art. 8 ZGB to further evidence on the alleged brokerage contract.
Solution extraite
No. The appellant had not made timely and proper evidentiary requests in the cantonal proceedings, and the appellate court's free assessment of the evidence did not violate the right to evidence.
Motifs extraits
Art. 8 ZGB guarantees evidence only for legally relevant facts and only if proper evidentiary motions were made. Once the court has formed its conviction on the evidence, burden-of-proof rules no longer apply.