Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the cantonal court violated the right to be heard by reforming the decision to the claimant's detriment without prior warning and opportunity to withdraw the appeal.
Decisione estratta
Yes. Under the applicable procedural rule, the court had to notify the parties before a reformatio in peius and allow them to comment or withdraw the appeal.
Motivazione estratta
The file showed no warning and no chance to be heard or withdraw. Because this formal defect was sufficient, the Federal Supreme Court annulled the judgment without examining the merits.