Facts

The appellant [A.] appeals against the definitive enforcement granted by the High Court of the Canton of Solothurn to the Swiss Confederation and the Canton of Solothurn in debt collection proceedings for security deposit. The Swiss Confederation and the Canton of Solothurn had filed a request for debt collection proceedings for a security deposit of CHF 76,595.95 with the Debt Collection Office Olten-Gösgen, based on a precautionary measure of the Tax Office of the Canton of Solothurn dated July 7, 2017. The High Court had partially granted the enforcement. [A.] has filed an appeal against this decision with the Federal Supreme Court.

Considerations

The Federal Supreme Court sets aside the judgment of the High Court and dismisses the enforcement request of the Swiss Confederation and the Canton of Solothurn. It explains that there is no definitive enforcement title in the form of a legally binding precautionary measure. The appellant [A.] had filed an appeal against the…