Clearing out with 600,000 euros: Court rejects money claims!
Clearing out with 600,000 euros: Court rejects money claims!
In the event of a resolution in Cologne, a clearing entrepreneur met with a sensational cash find of 600,000 euros, packed in diaper packs and a suitcase. However, the discovery did not bring the expected financial profit for the entrepreneur after the Cologne Regional Court rejected her lawsuit for Finderlohn. As t-online.de, the entrepreneur demanded 100,000 euros from the find, but the court decided not to claim has.
The entrepreneur who operates a clearing company in Bavaria was commissioned to clear a woman's apartment who had wanted to register to Cologne. The order came by the woman's supervisor with a remuneration of around 2,850 euros. In the entrepreneur's general terms and conditions (AGB), however, it was stated that at the start of the work, all objects in the apartment pass into their property.
The decision of the court
The lawsuit was rejected because the GTC clause for automatic transfer of ownership was considered ineffective. The court found that she was inappropriately disadvantaged. In addition, the valuables were not classified as "lost", but were only hidden, which excluded a claim to finder wages. Since the entrepreneur published the valuables on behalf of the supervisor, this does not justify a claim to value replacement. The decision is friendly for the entrepreneur, but was not yet final.
Legal framework for finder wages
In general legal context, Juratrarat.de , honest finders have the obligation to submit objects found. It is important that the site and the time are given, since anonymous taxes can endanger the claim to finder wages. The original owner has up to three years to recover the find, otherwise it can be handed over to the community and auctioned.
In summary, the clearing entrepreneur's case shows how complex the legal framework for finder wages can be. Despite an extraordinary find, the entrepreneur remains without financial benefits and the uncertainties in the area of lost property are clearly visible.| Details | |
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