Question juridique clé
Whether the deposited mortgage notes constituted sufficient collateral equivalent to a pledge under Art. 271 SchKG, barring arrest.
Solution extraite
No. The arrangement did not create a real security right in favor of X.; Dr. N. was not acting as pledgee and X. had no pledge rights in the deposited titles.
Motifs extraits
Art. 271 SchKG covers pledges within the meaning of Art. 37 SchKG and, in limited cases, pledge-like securities. Here, however, the written agreement showed only a conditional custody arrangement: the notes were to be returned after repayment and were not to be handed to X. or otherwise disposed of. This excluded a dinglich secured position equivalent to a pledge.