The case was registered under no. IV Ns 1027/94.

During the hearing held on 17 December 1997 the court decided to stay the proceedings in the case no. IV Ns 1027/94 because on 26 August 1997 the applicant instituted two sets of proceedings concerning her claim to declare Ms K.Z.M. unworthy of her husband's inheritance (case no. IV C 5095/97) and the distribution of the estate left by the applicant's father (case no. IV Ns 1016/97).

On 14 September 1999 the proceedings in the case no. 1027/94 were resumed.

In the light of this conduct of the applicant and the complexity of the case, the Court considers that the proceedings concerning a declaration of heirs, initially registered under no. IV Ns 1027/94, do not disclose an unreasonable delay within the meaning of Article 6 § 1.

Nach der in Rechtsprechung und Schrifttum nahezu einhellig vertretenen Ansicht darf diese Beugehaft auch dann angeordnet werden, wenn der Zeuge zwar nicht die Aussage, wohl aber die Eidesleistung unberechtigt verweigert (RGSt 25, 234, 235; 57, 29).