ZZ.1999.13•Cost advance and questioning of witnesses or experts
ZZ.1999.13Other CourtJun 30, 1999Other
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The Obergericht held that failure to pay the advance for an expert or witness does not permit the court to bar the party from asking questions. By contrast, if the witness or expert was requested only by that party, the court may, subject to the inquisitorial principle, decide not to hear the person at all.
§§ 178 Abs. 2, 192 Abs. 1 ZPO; cost advance for evidence-taking and the parties' participation rights: non-payment of an advance for an expert or witness does not justify prohibiting the defaulting party from putting questions to that expert or witness. However, where the evidence was requested solely by that party, the court may, subject to the inquisitorial principle, decline to examine the witness or expert altogether. The sanction concerns the taking of evidence, not the conduct of the examination itself (consid. not stated).
| Geschäftsnummer: | ** ZZ.1999.13** |
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| Instanz: | Zivilkammer |
| Entscheiddatum: | 01.07.1999 |
| FindInfo-Nummer: | O_ZK.2014.717 |
| Titel: | ** Kostenvorschuss für Experten oder Zeugen nicht geleistet** |
| Resümee: | §§ 178 Abs. 2 und 192 Abs. 1 ZPO. Es ist unzulässig, einer Partei, die den Kostenvorschuss nicht leistet, zu verbieten, einem Experten oder Zeugen Fragen zu stellen. Zulässig ist es dagegen unter Vorbehalt der Untersuchungsmaxime, einen nur von dieser Partei beantragten Zeugen oder Experten nicht anzuhören. |
| SOG 1999 Nr. 13 §§ 178 Abs. 2 und 192 Abs. 1 ZPO. Es ist unzulässig, einer Partei, die den Kostenvorschuss nicht leistet, zu verbieten, einem Experten oder Zeugen Fragen zu stellen. Zulässig ist es dagegen unter Vorbehalt der Untersuchungsmaxime, einen nur von dieser Partei beantragten Zeugen oder Experten nicht anzuhören. * Obergericht Zivilkammer, Urteil vom 1. Juli 1999* |
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Whether a party that fails to pay the advance for an expert or witness may be barred from asking questions
No. It is impermissible to forbid the party from questioning an expert or witness because of non-payment of the cost advance.
The court distinguished between the right to ask questions and the consequences of not advancing costs. Non-payment does not justify restricting questioning.
Whether an expert or witness requested only by the non-paying party may be refused altogether
Yes, subject to the investigatory principle, such an expert or witness may be declined if only that party requested the evidence.
Where the evidence is sought only by the defaulting party, the court may refrain from hearing the witness or expert, provided the investigatory principle is respected.
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