Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the appellants were denied the right to be heard because they could not reply to the respondent's appellate response.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The complaint was not heard because the appellants failed to raise the issue in time in the cantonal proceedings despite having been able to do so.
Extrahierte Begründung
The appellate response had been served months before the cantonal decision, and the appellants should have inquired about the procedure, requested another exchange of submissions, or filed a reply on their own initiative.