Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the notary had to withhold the purchase-price amount because of a pro rata 13th-month salary claim.
Decisione estratta
No. The contractual instruction only covered employee claims that were unpaid by 31 July 2001; the 13th-month salary, due only in December 2001, did not fall under that wording.
Motivazione estratta
Under the trust principle, the notary could rely on the text alone. The contract did not mention a pro rata 13th-month salary, and the wording 'not fulfilled by 31.7.2001' referred to claims already due before that date. Any separate reimbursement issue between the contracting parties was outside the notary's mandate.