KKO 1799/1997
AI generated
Supreme Court held that a loan repayment made by a bank manager in depression is not a valid discharge of debt.
Finland (FI)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the bank's claim for repayment of a loan made by its manager while suffering from depression. The manager argued the payment was involuntary due to mental illness, but the court found no evidence of incapacity to contract. Consequently, the court ruled that the payment constituted a valid discharge of the debt despite the manager's mental state.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedS. 100 of the Act on the Law of Obligations; A payment made by a person suffering from depression without legal capacity to dispose of their property is not a valid discharge of debt.
Keywords
AI generated
depression legal capacity
payment discharge of debt
mental illness contract
bank manager liability
involuntary payment validity
Cited Legislation
AI generateds. 100 of the Act on the Law of Obligations
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Full text
Pankinjohtaja oli masennustilassa maksanut pankille sen asiakkaalle myöntämänsä lainan. Kysymys siitä, oliko pankin palautettava suoritus.