Kernrechtsfrage
Whether a limitation plea may be dealt with separately after a full statement of defence has already been filed.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The plea is a substantive defence and may, with the judge's case-management powers, be separated and decided first even if raised only later.
Extrahierte Begründung
Limitation is not a procedural objection but a substantive defence. Under §§ 138(3) and 143 ZPO, a defence may be restricted to decisive substantive objections, and the judge's procedural management powers under § 58 ZPO allow separate treatment of such an issue. The decisive effect requirement is met because upholding limitation typically ends the case.