Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the appellants were denied the right to comment on submissions filed in the cantonal appeal proceedings.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The record did not show that the submissions were served on the appellants or that they could respond before the cantonal judgment.
Extrahierte Begründung
Under Art. 29(2) BV and Art. 6(1) ECHR, parties must be able to examine and comment on every submission; the violation was formal and could not be cured in the federal proceedings.