Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the respondents proved compensable damage arising from defective performance of the tax mandate
Decisione estratta
No compensable damage was sufficiently established, because the reassessments themselves were not enough; the relevant damage would be the difference between VAT actually paid and VAT that would have been paid with proper performance, which was not determined.
Motivazione estratta
Damage in mandate liability requires a proven patrimonial loss. In tax matters, the loss is not the tax amount as such, but the excess tax paid compared with the amount that would have been due had the mandate been properly executed. The cantonal court failed to establish those comparative figures or the possibility of proving the input tax.