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Municipality of Salzburg v. Deutsche Bundesbahn

Austria.  29 April 1981 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Jurisdiction — Territorial — Tort committed outside jurisdiction — Effects within jurisdiction — Operation of hydro-electric power plant in the Federal Republic of Germany — Escape of waters during storm — Claim for damage to fishing reserves in Austria — Whether effect within Austria sufficient to justify municipal jurisdiction — Nature of duty of operator of plant — Law applicable to tort committed abroad but producing effects within Austria

Environment — Action against foreign corporation regarding environmental damage — Transboundary escape of water from hydro-electric plant in the Federal Republic of Germany — Whether owner of fishing rights in Austria entitled to damages — Nature of duty of operator of plant — The law of Austria

Type
Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1991

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