Questão jurídica principal
Whether defendants sued as simple joint obligors who conducted the case independently are entitled to a full party compensation each.
Decisão extraída
Yes. Where defendants may lawfully conduct the proceedings independently and do so with separate counsel, each defendant generally has a right to a full party compensation if successful.
Fundamentação extraída
The civil procedure code regulated cost liability in joinder cases but contained no rule limiting recoverable party costs. The burden of defense does not depend on whether the defendants were sued separately or jointly when they actually litigate independently. A shared suit should not reduce compensation to fractions absent a basis in law; otherwise the plaintiff would gain an unwarranted advantage from joinder.