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VakO 4.11.1982/2271:82 AI generated

Insurance court denied maintenance allowance due to low income, but Supreme Court ordered payment citing expanded military injury law.

Case Number VakO 4.11.1982/2271:82
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Supreme Court of Finland ordered the insurance company to pay a maintenance allowance to a widow whose first husband died in war. While the lower court initially denied the claim based on the applicant's low income and assets, the Supreme Court reversed this decision. The court ruled that the applicant qualified for the allowance under the expanded scope of the Military Injury Act.

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Sotilasvammalain 3 § 2 mom.; The Supreme Court held that a widow of a soldier killed in war is entitled to a maintenance allowance regardless of her own low income or assets, as the law's protective scope extends to such cases.

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maintenance allowance widow benefits military injury act income threshold supreme court review

Cited Legislation

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Sotilasvammalain 3 § 2 mom.

Cited Case Law

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KKO 6.10.1983:2271
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Vuonna 1923 syntynyt henkilö oli hakenut huoltoeläkettä sodassa kuolleen ensimmäisen miehensä jälkeen. VAKO epäsi huoltoeläkkeen. VI -jaosto KKO 6.10.1983: Henkilön työja ansiokyky sekä varallisuus ovat niin vähäiset, että hänen on katsottava olevan vailla kohtuullista elatusta ja määräsi huoltoeläkkeen suoritettavaksi. (Sotilasvammalain soveltamisalan laajentamisesta annettu laki 3 § 2 mom.)