Questão jurídica principal
Who is the cost-bearing 'cause' for measures taken after discovery of the contaminated tank under Art. 8 GSchG?
Decisão extraída
The H. AG was a culpable conduct-causer; the property owner W. AG was only a blameless state-causer. The entire cost burden could therefore be shifted to the H. AG.
Fundamentação extraída
The H. AG had undertaken to fill and secure the tank and, at least through negligent omission, created the hazardous situation. The owner merely relied on specialist firms and lacked fault. Under the cost-allocation principles analogous to Art. 50/51 OR, the culpable conduct-causer bears the costs before a faultless state-causer.