Questão jurídica principal
Whether, in proceedings under § 361 ZPO, the defendant's response had to be served on the plaintiff for a further reply.
Decisão extraída
No. The procedure is generally summary and contradictory only to the extent of hearing the parties once; a further exchange of briefs is not required as a rule.
Fundamentação extraída
§ 361 ZPO provides for obtaining a statement from the opposing party where circumstances permit, but the proceeding remains summary in nature. It is akin to debt-enforcement proceedings, which likewise do not provide a reply right. Only where the facts are unclear and another exchange would assist clarification may a further hearing be appropriate.