Questão jurídica principal
Whether the Bern court had jurisdiction over a personal civil claim despite the defendant’s domicile in Solothurn.
Decisão extraída
The defendant had to be sued at his domicile; the Bern court infringed the constitutionally guaranteed forum of domicile.
Fundamentação extraída
A paternity claim is a personal civil claim. Since the defendant was domiciled in Solothurn when the action was filed, Art. 59 BV required suit before the judge at his residence.