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KKO 4233/1995 AI generated

Supreme Court allows civil claim by minor victim where guardian and victim later accepted lower court's award.

Case Number KKO 4233/1995
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court allowed the civil compensation claim filed by a minor victim who had previously been under 15 years old. The material facts show that the guardian and the victim, after reaching adulthood, later declared their satisfaction with the lower court's awarded compensation. The court decided to permit the claim because the subsequent acceptance of the award did not invalidate the victim's right to seek compensation for the initial injury.

Legislator headnote

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s. 24 of the Act on the Limitation of Actions; a civil compensation claim filed by a minor victim remains admissible even if the guardian and victim later express satisfaction with the lower court's award after reaching adulthood.

Keywords

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minor victim compensation guardian acceptance limitation of actions civil claim admissibility subsequent satisfaction declaration

Cited Legislation

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s. 24 of the Act on the Limitation of Actions
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Asianomistaja oli ollut alle 15-vuotias esittäessään rikokseen perustuvan korvausvaatimuksen alioikeuskäsittelyssä. Kysymys siitä, voitiinko vaatimus tutkia, kun holhooja ja asianomistaja 15 vuotta täytettyään olivat myöhemmin jutun ollessa muutoksenhakutuomioistuimen tutkittavana ilmoittaneet tyytyvänsä alioikeuden tuomitsemaan korvaukseen.