Questione giuridica chiave
Whether ordering a second exchange of pleadings was arbitrary and violated the principle of concentration.
Decisione estratta
No. The cantonal court acted within its broad discretion in allowing a second exchange because the respondent had to answer the appellant’s detailed challenge to the final invoice and related factual objections.
Motivazione estratta
The respondent’s initial claim clearly sought payment of the full invoice that included the disputed items; the appellant’s response analyzed those items in detail for the first time. Given the prior exchanges and the need to safeguard the right to respond and counter-proof, a second exchange was justified.