Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the client’s claim was contractual and therefore subject to the ten-year limitation period.
Decisione estratta
The relationship was a mandate arising from advice given in the director’s banking role, so the contractual ten-year limitation period applied.
Motivazione estratta
The lower court found the loan recommendation was made by the director as bank manager, creating a mandate with duties of proper advice and information under the Code of Obligations.