Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the Gounod heirs had standing to appeal the final cantonal judgment
Decisione estratta
They lacked standing because they were not parties to the judgment and were not adversely affected by it.
Motivazione estratta
Their request to be admitted as civil parties had been definitively rejected earlier; the final judgment did not address them, so it could not injure them. The earlier denial was not a interlocutory decision for them, and any appeal against it was out of time.