Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the appeal was filed within the statutory deadline.
Decisione estratta
No. The appeal period had expired before the filing was deemed effective.
Motivazione estratta
The lower court decision was deemed served on the seventh day after the first failed delivery attempt, and an appeal sent by foreign post is timely only when received by the Federal Supreme Court or handed to Swiss postal/diplomatic channels. Those requirements were not met in time.