Natural hazards: Injured by rockfall: No compensation for hiker
Rock falls, man gets hit. He demands 120,000 euros from the forest owners and the mountaineering association for this. But he was rejected in court. Why?
A hiker demanded 120,000 euros in compensation after being injured by a falling rock on a tourist trail in the Fränkische Schweiz. The hiker claimed the forest owners and local mountain sports association were liable, citing a failure to secure the unstable rock. However, the Oberlandesgericht Nürnberg rejected the claim, ruling that the forest owners had no duty to secure the rock as the risk of falling rocks is a natural hazard inherent to the forest.
The court also found that the mountain sports association was only responsible for its own safety installations, and there was no evidence that these had contributed to the accident.
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