Questão jurídica principal
Whether the federal civil appeal was admissible in a dispute over inheritance tax liability decided under cantonal law by analogy to federal civil provisions.
Decisão extraída
No. The case was decided solely under cantonal law; the analogical reference to Art. 24 ZGB and Art. 3 of the federal act on settlement and residence did not create an appealable civil dispute under Art. 56 OG.
Fundamentação extraída
Federal appeal lies only in civil disputes decided under federal law or that must be decided under such law. Tax liability concerns the citizen's subordination to state power and belongs to cantonal public law, in particular administrative law.