Questão jurídica principal
Whether an overlooked bankruptcy claim may still be treated after distribution but before formal closure of bankruptcy proceedings
Decisão extraída
A claim can still be considered until the formal court order closing the bankruptcy; distribution alone does not preclude treatment of the filing.
Fundamentação extraída
Art. 251 SchKG uses 'until the closure of the bankruptcy proceedings' as the decisive limit. The court rejected the view that distribution or completion of the dividend list ends the possibility of consideration. Even after full distribution, a creditor may still have a legitimate interest, including preservation of rights linked to loss certificates or later-discovered assets.