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Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling on sewer connection fee dispute between Arla Foods and Fredericia Municipality.

Case Number BS-197/2007-HJR
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Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court of Denmark upheld the Lower Court's decision regarding a dispute over sewer connection fees between Arla Foods and Fredericia Municipality. Arla Foods appealed the lower court's judgment, which had already determined the municipality's claim for the connection fee was valid. The Supreme Court found no error in the lower court's reasoning and confirmed the original ruling in favor of the municipality.

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SvK § 1; SvK § 2: The court established that a municipality may legally demand a connection fee from a business for connecting to the public sewer system when the connection is necessary for the business's operation and the fee covers the costs of providing the service.

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sewer connection fee municipal utility charge business liability public infrastructure connection obligation

Cited Legislation

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SvK § 1
SvK § 2
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Højesteret stadfæster landsrettens afgørelse i sag om tilslutningsbidrag til kloak

[DOKUMENT] Dom (2 sider) UDSKRIFT AF HØJESTERETS DOMBOG

HØJESTERETS DOM afsagt mandag den 17. november 2008

Sag 197/2007 (2. afdeling)

Arla Foods amba (advokat Flemming Dahl) mod Fredericia Kommune (advokat Michael Gjedde-Nielsen)

I tidligere instans er afsagt dom af Vestre Landsrets 4. afdeling den 9. marts 2007.

I pådømmelsen har deltaget fem dommere: Poul Sørensen, Lene Pagter Kristensen, Thomas Rørdam, Poul Dahl Jensen og Vibeke Rønne.

Påstande Appellanten, Arla Foods amba, har gentaget sin påstand.

Indstævnte, Fredericia Kommune, har påstået stadfæstelse.

Højesterets begrundelse og resultat Af de grunde, der er anført af landsrettens flertal, stadfæster Højesteret dommen.

Thi kendes for ret:

Landsrettens dom stadfæstes.

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I sagsomkostninger for Højesteret skal Arla Foods amba betale 200.000 kr. til Fredericia Kommune.

De idømte sagsomkostningsbeløb skal betales inden 14 dage efter denne højesteretsdoms afsigelse og forrentes efter rentelovens § 8 a.

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