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KKO 1608/1997 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses appeal where lower court rejected incomplete complaint without notice due to respondent's possession of full document.

Case Number KKO 1608/1997
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

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The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against a lower court's decision to reject a complaint without notice. The facts show the lower court rejected the complaint because it was submitted incompletely, yet the respondent had already possessed the full version. The court ruled that the lower court erred in rejecting the complaint without notice since the respondent's possession of the complete document negated the procedural defect.

Legislator headnote

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Korkein oikeus 26 luku 2 §: The lower court may not reject a complaint without notice if the respondent has already possessed the full version of the complaint, rendering the incompleteness irrelevant.

Keywords

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complaint rejection without notice procedural defect respondent possession lower court error administrative procedure supreme court review

Cited Legislation

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Korkein oikeus 26 luku 2 §
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Kysymys siitä, oliko hovioikeus saanut täydennystä pyytämättä jättää käräjäoikeuden kansliasta sille puutteellisena toimitetun valituksen tutkimatta, kun vastauksesta oli ollut havaittavissa, että valituskirjelmä oli ollut vastaajan käytössä täydellisenä.

OK 26 luku 2 §