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RH 1998:51

RH 1998:51, Hovrätten för Övre Norrland (1997)

Judgment of Hovrätten för Övre Norrland, 1997. The headnote below is reproduced verbatim in Swedish, as published by the court.

Original headnote (Swedish)

Åtta personer omkom i samband forsfärd i Råneåälven. Fråga om rorsmännen varit att anse som befälhavare enligt sjölagen samt om de brustit i sjömansskap och därigenom vållat de omkomnas död.

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Core question

Fråga om rorsmännen varit att anse som befälhavare enligt sjölagen samt om de brustit i sjömansskap och därigenom vållat de omkomnas död

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  1. What happened

    Åtta personer omkom i samband forsfärd i Råneåälven.

  2. Why it matters

    Decision by Hovrätten för Övre Norrland, 1997.

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      Hovrätten för Övre Norrland
      Decided
      1997-10-02
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      Mål nr B 10-97

      Also searched as: RH 1998 51, Rättsfall från hovrätterna 1998:51, Swedish judgment RH 1998:51, Case RH 1998:51, RH 1998:51 1997, B 10-97, Case B 10-97.

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      Hovrätten för Övre Norrland, Sveriges Domstolar

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        2026-09-05Row read against the courts' own registerSök rättspraxis, Sveriges Domstolar
        1997-10-02Date of decision according to Hovrätten för Övre NorrlandHovrätten för Övre Norrland

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        RH 1998:51, Åtta personer omkom i samband forsfärd i Råneåälven. Fråga om rorsmännen varit att anse som befälhavare enligt sjölagen samt om de brustit i sjömansskap och därigenom vållat de omkomnas död.. NovaCopilot, https://legal.exploreworldai.com/juridik/praxis/rh-1998-51 (hämtad 2026-10-14, bevis sha256:b1b7254bf9e43131, bygge legal-2026-10-14).

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        https://rattspraxis.etjanst.domstol.se/sok/publicering/16239774-63a4-4114-8812-8195d71eb239

        Official publication. The address points to the authority or court that published the row. Hovrätten för Övre Norrland, Sveriges Domstolar.

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