Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the Federal Court had jurisdiction over the appeal involving a credit contract linked to a preliminary land-sale agreement.
Decisione estratta
The dispute is legally severable into a credit agreement and a preliminary contract for the sale of land; the latter falls under cantonal law, so the Federal Court lacks jurisdiction.
Motivazione estratta
Although economically connected, the two parts of the 22 January 1904 agreement are independent in law. Since contracts for the sale of land and preliminary contracts for such sales are governed by cantonal law, the appeal cannot be heard by the Federal Court.