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NJA 2020 s. 446

Fullmaktshavaren har ansetts ha behörighet att ingå rättshandlingarna med stöd av fullmakten

Med stöd av en fullmakt har fullmaktshavaren, efter fullmaktsgivarens död, instruerat en bank att betala fakturor med medel från den avlidnes bankkonto. Fullmaktshavaren har ansetts ha behörighet att ingå rättshandlingarna med stöd av fullmakten. Banken har med befriande verkan i förhållande till dödsboet kunnat betala fakturorna.

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  1. What happened

    Med stöd av en fullmakt har fullmaktshavaren, efter fullmaktsgivarens död, instruerat en bank att betala fakturor med medel från den avlidnes bankkonto.

  2. What the court said

    Fullmaktshavaren har ansetts ha behörighet att ingå rättshandlingarna med stöd av fullmakten.

  3. Why it matters

    Published as a guiding decision by Supreme Court of Sweden, 2020. Applies Avtalslagen.

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  • Published as a guiding decision by Supreme Court of Sweden
  • Applies one statute
  • 171 other decisions in the register apply the same statute

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Court
Supreme Court of Sweden
Decided
2020-04-09
Applies
1

Mål nr T 6146-18

  • 21 § avtalslagen (1915:218)
Högsta domstolen, Sveriges Domstolar

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  • Avtalslagen

    SFS 1915:218 · Transactions and competition

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2026-08-29Row read against the courts' own registerSök rättspraxis, Sveriges Domstolar
2020-04-09Date of decision according to Högsta domstolenHögsta domstolen
1916-01-01Applied statute in force: SFS 1915:218Sveriges riksdag

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NJA 2020 s. 446, Med stöd av en fullmakt har fullmaktshavaren, efter fullmaktsgivarens död, instruerat en bank att betala fakturor med medel från den avlidnes bankkonto. Fullmaktshavaren har ansetts ha behörighet att ingå rättshandlingarna med stöd av fullmakten. Banken har med befriande verkan i förhållande till dödsboet kunnat betala fakturorna.. ExploreWorld Legal, https://legal.exploreworldai.com/juridik/praxis/nja-2020-s-446 (hämtad 2026-08-25, bevis sha256:35bbf6af792b6cff, bygge legal-2026-08-25).

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