Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the facts constituted triangular fraud under former Art. 148 aCP.
Decisione estratta
No. The bank, as the deceived party, had no prior power of disposition over the assets of the injured company; the alleged harmful act would itself have created any such power.
Motivazione estratta
Triangular fraud requires that the deceived person have a pre-existing power of disposition over the injured party's assets. Here, the bank's acceptance of the pledge could not simultaneously constitute the harmful disposition and the source of the required power.