Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the cantonal appeal against the bankruptcy decree was filed within the ten-day time limit
Decisione estratta
The appeal was late because the decree had been personally handed over on 2010-11-26 and the filing reached the Swiss postal system only after the deadline.
Motivazione estratta
The Federal Supreme Court held that the time limit began on 2010-11-27 and expired on 2010-12-06. Posting the appeal with the Swedish post did not preserve time; only delivery to the Swiss post, a Swiss diplomatic or consular post, or the authority before expiry would have sufficed.