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KKO 1041/1996 AI generated

Guarantee statute limitation period does not apply to company's guarantee performance; bankruptcy ruling irrelevant to limitation.

Case Number KKO 1041/1996
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court of Finland ruled that the one-year limitation period under the Guarantee Act does not apply to guarantees given to fulfill a company's undertaking. The court held that the company's bankruptcy ruling had no bearing on the limitation issue. Consequently, the claim was permitted to proceed as the statutory time bar was inapplicable to this specific type of guarantee obligation.

Legislator headnote

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Guarantee Act s. 4; Guarantee Act s. 10: The one-year limitation period prescribed in the Guarantee Act does not apply to guarantees given to fulfill a company's undertaking, and a bankruptcy ruling does not affect the limitation period.

Keywords

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Guarantee Act limitation period company undertaking guarantee bankruptcy ruling relevance statutory time bar inapplicability Supreme Court of Finland

Cited Legislation

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Guarantee Act s. 4
Guarantee Act s. 10
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Yhtiön antaman vastasitoumuksen täyttämisestä annettuihin takaussitoumuksiin ei ollut sovellettava takausasetuksen 4 §:n mukaista vuoden vanhentumisaikaa. Kysymys siitä, oliko yhtiön konkurssissa annetulla konkurssituomiolla merkitystä vanhentumiskysymyksen ratkaisussa.