Question juridique clé
Whether the deadline for filing the nullity appeal should be reinstated
Solution extraite
Yes. Counsel's acute illness constituted an excusable impediment, and the reinstatement request and appeal were filed within ten days after the impediment ceased.
Motifs extraits
A serious, sudden illness causing total work incapacity can be an unavoidable impediment under Art. 35(1) OG. The lawyer's inability arose late in the appeal period, and no substitute counsel could reasonably be brought in for such a voluminous case.