Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the defendant's letter of 2 February 2006 interrupted the instance-lapse period under Art. 274(3) CPC/VD.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. In ordinary contentious proceedings, only the request for fixing the reply deadline or the filing of the reply itself interrupts the lapse period; an amended or additional claim by the defendant does not.
Extrahierte Begründung
The cantonal court's interpretation of Art. 274(3) CPC/VD was not arbitrary. The relevant jurisprudence allowed no other interrupting acts outside the statutory list in adversarial proceedings.