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BS-380/2006-HJR ECLI:DK:HJR:2023:BS0000001084 AI generated

Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling on refund of advance payments for undelivered project due to fire.

Case Number BS-380/2006-HJR
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Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
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The Supreme Court of Denmark upheld the Lower Court's decision ordering Uni-Food Technic A/S to repay advance payments to Strandby Fiskeriforening. The project was not delivered to the association by the time a fire occurred, leading to the claim for restitution. The court confirmed the lower court's reasoning that the failure to deliver necessitated the return of funds received prior to the breach.

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Contract law; Unjust enrichment: Where a contractor receives advance payments for a project that is not delivered due to an event preventing performance, the recipient must return the funds to the payer.

Keywords

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advance payment refund undelivered project contract breach unjust enrichment fire damage

Cited Legislation

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rentelovens § 8 a
Sagsomkostningsbeløbene forrentes efter rentelovens § 8 a.
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Højesteret stadfæster landsrettens dom i sag om tilbagebetaling af acontobetalinger for et anlæg, der ikke var leveret til foreningen på tidspunkt for brand

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

HØJESTERETS DOM afsagt torsdag den 20. november 2008

Sag 380/2006 (2. afdeling)

Uni-Food Technic A/S (advokat Joan Colding) mod Strandby Fiskeriforening (advokat Henrik Uhrenholdt)

I tidligere instans er afsagt dom af Vestre Landsrets 14. afdeling den 10. august 2006.

I pådømmelsen har deltaget fem dommere: Poul Sørensen, Per Walsøe, Lene Pagter Kristensen, Thomas Rørdam og Henrik Waaben.

Påstande Appellanten, Uni-Food Technic A/S, har gentaget sin frifindelsespåstand.

Indstævnte, Strandby Fiskeriforening, har påstået stadfæstelse og gentaget sin subsidiære påstand.

Forklaringer Til brug for Højesteret er der afgivet supplerende forklaring af Person 3 og Vidne 1.

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

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Thi kendes for ret:

Landsrettens dom stadfæstes.

I sagsomkostninger for Højesteret skal Uni-Food Technic A/S betale 50.000 kr. til Strandby Fiskeriforening.

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

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