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Archive for February, 2015

COLLISION BETWEEN CUSTOMER AND TRANSPORTING-GOODS VEHICLE IN SUPERMARKET (OGH 19.11.2014, 3 OB 160/14X)

Thursday, February 5th, 2015

If a shop assistant who slides a transportation vehicle does not observe the needed safety distance to a customer and the customer gets hurt – even if he/she acts unmindful – the shop assistant carries at least a contributory negligence.

The damage claim remains even if the shop assistant warned the customer acoustically if it is not noticeable that the customer actually perceived the warning.

PAIN OF SEPARATION ON PREVENTED VISITATION RIGHTS (OGH 27.11.2014, 9 OB 28/14D)

Thursday, February 5th, 2015

A severe negligence of the liable party is needed to demand damage claim based on a “shock loss”. The prevention of the visitation right between den divorced parties does not count as a reason since the child was taken good care of at the other parental unit.