Questione giuridica chiave
Whether X.'s undertaking of 21 December 1989 was a porte-fort rather than a suretyship.
Decisione estratta
The undertaking was treated as a porte-fort; the court did not revisit the legal qualification.
Motivazione estratta
The issue was no longer disputed in substance before the Federal Court and the cantonal reasons for porte-fort were deemed persuasive.