Legislator Case Law & Legislation
DE FR IT EN
Analyze in Legislator
KKO 69/2001 AI generated

Supreme Court rules a daytime traffic fatality occurred in work-related circumstances under Finnish Work Accident Insurance Act.

Case Number KKO 69/2001
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted
Open official source Machine-readable Markdown (.md)

Legislator summary

AI generated

The Supreme Court held that a fatal traffic accident occurring on a weekday at 3:00 PM constituted a work-related accident under the Work Accident Insurance Act. The deceased was a business owner, and the court found the accident happened in work-related circumstances despite the time of day. Consequently, the claim for work-related accident benefits was approved based on the statutory definition of work-related situations.

Legislator headnote

AI generated

Work Accident Insurance Act 1983, Section 4, Paragraph 1; A traffic accident occurring during working hours or in the course of work duties is deemed to have taken place in work-related circumstances, entitling the victim's estate to benefits.

Keywords

AI generated
work accident insurance work-related circumstances traffic accident business owner fatal accident Supreme Court ruling benefit entitlement

Cited Legislation

AI generated
Work Accident Insurance Act 1983, Section 4, Paragraph 1
AI generated
insurance_1969_5153-1968
Finnish Insurance Court dismissed claim for employer liability when employee injured commuting to work for band.
kko-other_2011_1118
Supreme Court dismisses claim that night commute accident occurred in work-related circumstances under Finnish Work Accident Act.
insurance_1977_9814-1976
Work injury claim dismissed because traffic accident on way home occurred outside work conditions.
insurance_1981_6909-1980
Insurance court dismissed claim for work accident compensation as death occurred during private travel after work ended.
insurance_1981_10462-1980
Insurance court dismissed claim for work accident compensation when injury occurred on commute home after leaving work.

Need to analyze how this precedent applies to your matter?

Cross-reference this judgment against statutes, commentaries, and subsequent citing case law inside Legislator AI.

Open in Legislator →

Full text

A oli yrittäjä. Hän oli joutunut arkipäivänä kello 15.00 liikenneonnettomuuteen ja kuollut. Kysymys siitä, oliko tapaturma sattunut tapaturmavakuutuslain 4 §:n 1 kohdan mukaisesti työssä tai työstä johtuvissa olosuhteissa.