Key legal question
Whether the appeal could rely on new documents and a renewed party examination
Extracted holding
The new documents were disregarded, and the request for another party examination was rejected; the case was decided on the file without a hearing.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 317 ZPO, new facts and evidence are admissible only under strict conditions; the appellant did not show why the evidence could not have been filed earlier. A second examination was unnecessary because one had already taken place below and no concrete evidentiary purpose was shown. Under Art. 316 ZPO, the appeal could be decided on the file.