THIRD VERDICT IN THE CANOPY CASE: Higher court awarded million-dollar compensation to the victim’s family!

The Higher Court in Novi Sad has reached a verdict following the lawsuits of family members of one of those who perished during the collapse of the canopy at the Railway Station in Novi Sad, by which the defendants, the Joint Stock Company for Public Railway Infrastructure Management “Infrastructure of Serbian Railways” Belgrade and the Republic of Serbia, are ordered to jointly pay the plaintiffs for non-material damage for suffered mental pain due to the death of a close person, namely: to the plaintiff Š.R. the amount of five million dinars and to the plaintiff Š.L. the amount of 4.5 million dinars, it was announced from this court.

By the same verdict, the defendants are ordered to jointly compensate the plaintiffs for the costs of the litigation process with statutory default interest starting from the day of enforceability until final payment, within 15 days from the date of receipt of the written dispatch of the verdict, under threat of forced execution.

An appeal against this verdict is allowed to the Appellate Court in Novi Sad, the statement added.

This is the third verdict reached following the lawsuits of the victims’ families in the canopy collapse.

Several more proceedings following lawsuits by family members are ongoing before this court.