Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the federal appeal was sufficiently directed against the dispositive part of the cantonal judgment and properly reasoned
Decisione estratta
The appeal was admissibly directed, in substance, against the dismissal of the claim in excess of USD 520,951, but many arguments were insufficiently reasoned or relied on new facts.
Motivazione estratta
The Court held that prayers can be upheld if the substance of the appeal clearly targets the dispositive part, but it would not enter into inadequately reasoned or fact-based submissions contrary to the record.