Questão jurídica principal
Whether the cantonal court violated the ban on ultra petita by awarding moratory interest from an earlier date than requested.
Decisão extraída
No. Even with interest from 31 July 2001, the awarded claim remained below the capital amount claimed in the action.
Fundamentação extraída
The court compared the value of the awarded principal plus accrued interest with the amount claimed in capital at filing and found no award exceeding the scope of the claim.