Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the appellant qualifies for full or partial legal aid under Art. 29(3) BV and Arts. 117-118 ZPO
Extrahierter Entscheid
Because the appellant had a monthly surplus of CHF 185 and could not pay the expected costs within one year, legal aid had to be granted only in part; the amount to be paid toward costs was fixed at CHF 2,220.
Extrahierte Begründung
The surplus must be compared with the expected court and lawyer costs. For a non-complex case with costs below CHF 5,000, those costs should normally be payable within one year. Here the surplus would allow only CHF 2,220 in one year, which was deemed insufficient for full refusal but sufficient to justify partial aid under Art. 118(2) ZPO.