Facts
On September 18, 2007, the President of the District Court of La Côte declared the bankruptcy of F. SA, effective October 1, 2007. This judgment was confirmed by a decision of the Vaud Cantonal Court of Enforcement and Bankruptcy on January 31, 2008, with the bankruptcy taking effect on that date.
A.A. and B.A. filed various claims in the bankruptcy, which were admitted to the collocation schedule. Among the assets of the bankrupt company, the bankruptcy administration inventoried the rights arising from a revocatory action against C.B. and D.B., as well as the rights of the liability action against all those responsible for the company, including D.B.
On January 29, 2010, the bankruptcy estate of F. SA in liquidation filed a conciliation request with the Justice of the Peace of the District of Morges against C.B. and D.B., as well as a conciliation request against E. Ltd regarding the revocatory action. By notice dated July 8, 2010, the Justice of the Peace took note of the assignment of the rights of the bankruptcy estate of F. SA in liquidation in favor of A.A. and B.A.
On December 30, 2010, A.A. and B.A. filed a conciliation request with the Justice of the Peace against C.B. and D.B. A certificate of non-conciliation was issued to them on April 13, 2011. On January 20, 2011, A.A. and B.A. filed a claim with the Civil Court of the Vaud Cantonal Court against E. Ltd. On August 5, 2011, they sent two claims against C.B. and D.B. to the same court. The joinder of these three cases was ordered by the investigating judge on June 10, 2013.
On October 18, 2013, C.B., D.B. and E. Ltd filed a request for suspension of the case. By an interlocutory judgment of March 5, 2014, notified to the parties on May 22, 2014, the investigating judge of the Civil Court of the Vaud Cantonal Court granted the request and suspended the case until a decision was made on the criminal proceedings initiated by the Prosecutor of the District of La Côte in case X.
On June 19, 2014, A.A. and B.A. appealed against this judgment to the Civil Appeals Chamber of the Vaud Cantonal Court, concluding that the interlocutory request filed on October 18, 2013 by C.B., D.B. and E. Ltd should be rejected. By a judgment dated July 31, 2014, notified to the parties on October 7, 2014, the Civil Appeals Chamber of the Vaud Cantonal Court declared the appeal inadmissible due to tardiness.
Considerations
The Federal Tribunal dismissed, to the extent that it was admissible, the civil appeal filed by A.A. and B.A. against this judgment.
The cantonal court correctly held that suspension decisions, within the meaning of Art. 126 para. 1 CPC, fall into the category of…