Questão jurídica principal
Whether the withdrawal of the debt enforcement in a negative declaratory action constitutes acceptance of the claim or renders the case moot.
Decisão extraída
The withdrawal was treated as a substantive concession that the respondent no longer asserted the claim, so the action was effectively accepted or, alternatively, became moot through the respondent's own act.
Fundamentação extraída
In a negative declaratory action, the defendant prevails on the merits issue if he at least impliedly concedes that he has no claim. The appellate court held that withdrawing the enforcement and stating no lawsuit would be brought could only be understood as a waiver of the asserted debt.