At the time when the action was commenced another case was pending before the same court in which the plaintiff in the present proceedings was being sued by a French bank and was for his part claiming on a guarantee against one of the present defendants.
Al momento in cui veniva proposta la domanda, dinanzi allo stesso giudice era già pendente un altro procedimento, promosso da una banca francese contro l'attore nella causa di cui sopra, il quale agiva a sua volta in ga­ranzia contro uno dei convenuti nella suddetta causa.