Key legal question
Whether the cantonal court acted arbitrarily by charging CHF 280 in costs after the appeal was withdrawn.
Extracted holding
No. Under Art. 89 LPJA, a withdrawing appellant is generally deemed to have failed, and no exceptional reason justified waiving or reducing the costs.
Extracted reasoning
The withdrawal normally makes the withdrawing party bear the costs already incurred. The appellant's confusion with another proceeding did not amount to an exceptional situation, and the cantonal judge's view was objectively tenable.