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In a surprising decision, a Munich man was ordered to pay a €500 fine to another man after they both attended the Oktoberfest in 2022. The dispute arose from an incident where the defendant, significantly heavier than the plaintiff, allegedly fixed himself to the plaintiff's upper body for a couple of minutes. The plaintiff claimed he suffered a bruised arm and a broken finger during the incident, leading him to file a €2,500 claim for compensation.
However, the court disagreed, deeming the defendant's actions as a wrongful bodily intrusion due to the intense pressure and resulting physical suffering. The court determined that the defendant's intentional fixing of the plaintiff constituted a unlawful bodily injury under §823 of the German Criminal Code (BGB). The court ruled that the 500 euro fine was appropriate, citing that such behavior constitutes a wrongful interference with the plaintiff's physical integrity, even without a proven violation.
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