Arrondissementsrechtbank overlod det til den tyske domstol at træffe videre afgørelse om sagens omkostninger, dvs. om omkostningerne i forbindelse med erstatningskravet.
Before the action in the Arrondissementsrechtbank was commenced, proceedings had already taken place between the parties in the German courts, in which the plaintiff claimed from the defendant inter alia the restitution of the stamp collection and the lift­ing of the attachment effected in Germany.