Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the respondent's independent request to worsen the judgment was admissible without a timely cross-appeal
Decisione estratta
The respondent could only request dismissal or remittal; its reform request against the appellant was inadmissible.
Motivazione estratta
Under the former OJ procedure there is no joint appeal, and the respondent had not filed its own appeal within the legal time limit.