Supreme Court clarifies burden of proof for third-party borrower objections in loan extension cases.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court allowed the appeal regarding the burden of proof when a third party claims to be the rightful borrower. The Svea Court of Appeal had dismissed the objection, arguing the applicant failed to prove the third party's claim. The Supreme Court reversed this, holding that the objector must substantiate their assertion of being the legitimate borrower to shift the evidentiary burden.
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AI generatedLagen (1982:795) om förmånsrätt; 1 kap. 1 § 2 mom. Lagen (1982:795) om förmånsrätt: When a third party objects to a loan extension claiming to be the rightful borrower, the burden of proof shifts to that objector to substantiate their claim.
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I målet aktualiseras frågan om bevisbörda i mål om försträckning när det görs invändning om att tredje man är rätt låntagare. (Svea hovrätt, T 9310-24)