Questão jurídica principal
Whether the counterclaim was timely under former Fribourg civil procedure
Decisão extraída
The counterclaim had to be filed in the response; filed later, it was untimely.
Fundamentação extraída
Art. 161 aCPC/FR required a counterclaim in the response. After that deadline, the defendant could not rely on rules allowing modification of an already existing claim. The lower court's view was not arbitrary.