Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the public-law appeal was admissible despite pending cantonal appeal remedies.
Decisione estratta
The appeal was inadmissible because the complained-of constitutional grievances could still have been raised by cantonal appeal, so the prerequisite of exhaustion of cantonal instances was not met.
Motivazione estratta
Under Art. 86(1) OJ, public-law appeal lies only against final cantonal decisions. Since the alleged formalism and arbitrariness claims were cognizable on cantonal appeal, direct recourse to the Federal Supreme Court was barred.