Question juridique clé
Whether the first-instance party costs had to be charged to the respondent instead of set off.
Solution extraite
The first-instance set-off of party costs was upheld; the appellant had only partially succeeded and the trial judge could therefore offset the costs.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 106 ZPO, costs follow the outcome. The appellant did not obtain all relief requested, because she was granted only use of the upper dwelling area while the respondent retained basement/garage use. A set-off was therefore justified.