114 C 179/12•Liability for an unmarked letter containing a writing instrument
114 C 179/12Court of First InstanceJan 15, 2013Civil lawDismissed
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The plaintiff sought compensation for the loss of a writing instrument sent in a letter. The Bonn Local Court dismissed the claim, applying the rules on carrier liability and exclusion of liability under HGB §§ 425 and 427(1)(2). It held that claims for loss of the contents were excluded where an item other than documents was sent in a letter and the envelope did not separately identify its contents. The plaintiff was ordered to bear the costs of the proceedings. The judgment was declared provisionally enforceable.
HGB §§ 425, 427 Abs. 1 Nr. 2; loss of contents sent in a letter: Where an item other than documents is tendered for dispatch in a letter, claims for loss of the contents are excluded at least where the envelope does not separately identify what it contains. The absence of a distinct indication of the contents is material to the carrier’s liability for loss.
Entscheidungsdatum: 2013-01-15
Aktenzeichen: 114 C 179/12
ECLI: ECLI:DE:AGBN:2013:0115.114C179.12.00
Dokumenttyp: Urteil
Spruchkörper: 114. Zivilabteilung
Normen: HGB §§ 425, 427 Abs. 1 Nr. 2
Werden in einem Brief andere Gegenstände als Schriftstücke - hier: ein Schreibgerät - zur Versendung aufgegeben, so scheiden Ansprüche wegen Verlustes des Sendungsinhalts jedenfalls dann aus, wenn der Umschlag keine gesonderte Kennzeichnung des Inhalts enthält.
Die Klage wird abgewiesen.
Die Kosten des Rechtsstreits trägt der Kläger.
Das Urteil ist vorläufig vollstreckbar.
Whether a claim for loss of the contents of a letter can succeed when the envelope contained a writing instrument rather than documents and did not separately identify the contents.
A claim for the loss of the contents was excluded in these circumstances.
The envelope contained an item other than documents and bore no separate indication of its contents.
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