Questão jurídica principal
Whether the requirements for clear-case relief under Art. 257 ZPO were met despite disputed legal consequences of the US proceedings.
Decisão extraída
No. The legal situation was not clear because the scope of the bank's duty to indemnify or secure against the foreign claim was debatable and the alleged exposure was disputed.
Fundamentação extraída
Art. 257 ZPO requires a straightforward legal position. The court found serious doctrinal uncertainty about whether Art. 402 OR covers such third-party claims and whether a claim for security can arise already from a disputed foreign action, so the matter was not suitable for clear-case procedure.