Supreme Court held that a telecopied appeal filed on time and a signed copy sent post is a valid appeal.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court allowed the appeal, ruling that the procedural requirement for timely filing was met. The appellant submitted the appeal document via telecopy within the deadline, while a signed hard copy was mailed shortly after the deadline expired. The court determined that the timely telecopied submission satisfied the statutory filing requirement, rendering the subsequent mailing of the signed version irrelevant to the timeliness of the appeal.
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AI generateds. 100 vakuutuslain (1906); An appeal filed within the statutory period via telecopy constitutes a valid submission, and the subsequent mailing of a signed copy does not invalidate the timely filing.
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Valituskirjelmä oli saapunut vakuutusyhtiöön telekopiona määräajassa ja allekirjoitettu kappale valituskirjelmästä postitse määräajan päättymisen jälkeen. Kysymys siitä, oliko valitus saapunut ajoissa tapaturmavakuutusasiassa.