Question juridique clé
Whether the appellate court should take note of the parties' settlement as a final and enforceable judgment.
Solution extraite
The court took note of the settlement and treated it as a final and enforceable judgment.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 158 para. 1 CPC, when parties end the case by settlement, the judge annexes it to the record so that it has the effect of a judgment; Art. 502 para. 2 CPC makes a judicial settlement enforceable.