Question juridique clé
Whether the provisional administrator’s circular letter and attached memoranda were an appealable order under SchKG Art. 17.
Solution extraite
The complaint could not succeed because the challenged communication did not, in the circumstances, warrant overturning the cantonal decision; even if treated as an actionable instruction, it was within the provisional administrator’s powers.
Motifs extraits
The administrator may supervise the debtor’s business and issue instructions to prevent prejudicial dispositions. A communication addressed to the affected retirees could, in substance, reflect a binding instruction to the debtor. The administrator did not exceed or abuse his discretion by requiring suspension of payments to persons no longer performing work, while continuing salary payments for active employees.