Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the cantonal court arbitrarily applied Zurich procedural law by splitting first- and second-instance costs after withdrawal of the claim.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. The court could reasonably find that the respondents had good-faith reasons to initiate the proceedings, so departing from the usual rule was not arbitrary.
Extrahierte Begründung
The Federal Court held that, under the restrained review applicable to arbitrariness, the cantonal court’s assessment was sustainable. The respondents faced objective indications of a possible personality infringement and had unsuccessfully warned the appellants, so the cost allocation under § 64 Abs. 3 ZPO was defensible.