Question juridique clé
Whether the appellant's letters constituted a valid and unequivocal appeal declaration
Solution extraite
No. The correspondence did not clearly express an immediate will to appeal; it only suggested waiving an appeal if the first judge confirmed a cost cap.
Motifs extraits
A party must unmistakably manifest the intention to seize the appellate court. The appellant never used language clearly declaring an appeal and instead conditioned any appeal on a written cost confirmation.