Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Communities' Court of Justice

Date: 09/03/2009

Subject: A consumer who exercises his right of withdrawal from a distance contract must not be obliged, in general, to compensate the seller for the use of the goods acquired. In certain circumstances, a consumer can however be required to pay compensation for the use of the goods acquired where he has made use of those goods in a way incompatible with the principles of civil law, such as those of good faith or unjust enrichment

Parties: Messner c/ Krüger

Classification: Solidarity - Art. 38 Consumer protection

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