KKO 974/2017
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Supreme Court dismisses claim for transport insurance compensation due to expiration of limitation period.
Finland (FI)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Finland dismissed the plaintiff's claim for compensation under the Transport Insurance Act. The plaintiff argued that the insurer refused payment, but the court found the claim time-barred. Consequently, the right to compensation was extinguished because the statutory limitation period had expired.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedLiikennevakuutuslain 11 §; The right to claim compensation under the Transport Insurance Act is extinguished if the limitation period for filing the claim has expired.
Keywords
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Transport Insurance Act
limitation period
expiration of claim
right to compensation
statute of limitations
insurance liability
time bar
Cited Legislation
AI generatedLiikennevakuutuslain 11 §
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Full text
Kysymys siitä, oliko vahingonkärsijä menettänyt oikeutensa liikennevakuutuslain mukaiseen korvaukseen vakuutuskorvauksen vanhentumisen perusteella. Ks. KKO:1994:124
LiikVakL (279/1959) 11 §