Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the Federal Court had jurisdiction despite the defendant's objection that the amount in dispute was insufficient.
Decisione estratta
Jurisdiction existed because the amount in dispute is determined by the parties' claims as they stood before the last cantonal decision, regardless of whether the claims were realistic or legally well-founded.
Motivazione estratta
For value-of-dispute purposes, only the parties' formal requests matter; their practical chances of success are irrelevant.