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I 2024 55 — Insurance Coverage Dispute: Competitive Skiing Injury and Policy Exclusion

Geschäftsnummer I 2024 55 (SZ_VG_003_I-2024-55_2024-08-22)
Gericht / Behörde
Entscheiddatum
Rechtsordnung Kanton Schwyz — Kantonale Gerichte (CH-SZ)

Zusammenfassung (Sachverhalt & Erwägungen)

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The appellant sought a declaration of insurance coverage for an accident, claiming injury sustained while participating in a competitive skiing event, which the initial decision denied because the activity was deemed inherently dangerous, thus falling under an exclusion clause for high-risk sports. The court reviewed whether the specific nature and conditions of the event negated the application of the exclusion, reasoning that although competitive skiing is inherently risky, the specific circumstances of the appellant's injury did not exclusively arise from the exceptional danger contemplated by the policy exclusion, leading to the partial overturn of the prior ruling regarding the initial claim's validity.

Leitsatz / Regeste

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The appellant sought a declaration of insurance coverage for an accident, claiming injury sustained while participating in a competitive skiing event, which the initial decision denied because the activity was deemed inherently dangerous, thus falling under an exclusion clause for high-risk sports. The court reviewed whether the specific nature and conditions of the event negated the application of the exclusion, reasoning that although competitive skiing is inherently risky, the specific circumstances of the appellant's injury did not exclusively arise from the exceptional danger contemplated by the policy exclusion, leading to the partial overturn of the prior ruling regarding the initial claim's validity.

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Volltext des Entscheids — I 2024 55

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\n\n| | | |\n I 2024 55 |\n |\n \n\n

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\n\n| | | |\n |\n Entscheid vom 22. August 2024 |\n \n\n

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\n\n| | | |\n Besetzung |\n Dr.iur. Vital Zehnder, Vizepräsident |\n \n|\n |\n Dr.med. Bernhard Zumsteg, Richter Dr.med. Pierre Lichtenhahn, Richter |\n \n|\n |\n lic.iur. Anna Maria Rüesch, Gerichtsschreiberin |\n \n\n

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\n\n| | | |\n Parteien |\n A.________, \n Beschwerdeführerin, \n vertreten durch Rechtsanwalt lic.iur. B.________, |\n \n|\n |\n gegen |\n \n|\n |\n C.________ Vorinstanz, |\n \n\n

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\n\n| | | |\n Gegenstand |\n Unfallversicherung (Leistungsanspruch; 2. Rechtsgang \n im Verfahren I 2023 1) |\n \n\n

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