Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the Solothurn courts remained competent after the defendant changed domicile to Bern during the paternity proceeding.
Decisione estratta
Yes. For personal claims under Art. 59(1) of the Federal Constitution, the defendant may be sued only at the domicile existing when the action is brought; a later move does not extinguish jurisdiction.
Motivazione estratta
The action was commenced by the plaintiff's complaint of 8 January 1883, when the defendant was still domiciled in Solothurn. The later change of domicile to Bern could not retroactively remove the competence of the Solothurn courts.