Supreme Court dismisses claim for inheritance office fees when debt is transferred to a third party.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the creditor's claim for reimbursement of inheritance office fees incurred after transferring the debt to a third party. The creditor argued that the transferor should bear these costs as part of the debt transfer, while the transferor contended that the fees were a separate obligation not covered by the transfer agreement. The court ruled that since the debt was transferred, the successor in the debt relationship assumed all associated costs, rendering the original creditor's claim for reimbursement inadmissible.
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AI generatedSection 10 of the Act on the Administration of Inheritance; Section 10 of the Act on the Administration of Inheritance: When a debt is transferred to a third party, the successor assumes all costs associated with the debt, including inheritance office fees, and the original creditor cannot claim reimbursement for such costs.
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Kysymys velallisen velvollisuudesta korvata perintätoimistolle sille perittäväksi siirretyn saatavan perinnästä aiheutuneet perimiskulut.