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Nuremberg (dpa / lby) - A farmer who has accidentally bought a combine harvester that he is not allowed to drive on public roads cannot return the machine, which costs more than 86,000 euros.

That was decided by the Nuremberg-Fürth regional court in the dispute between two Bavarians (Az .: 10 O 5016/20).

The buyer had bought the used agricultural machine and noticed as soon as he bought it that the combine harvester should be over three meters wide - but he did not put a tape measure on.

It was only later that he noticed that the machine was even wider than 3.50 meters - the limit up to which agricultural machinery in Bavaria was only allowed to drive on public roads.

He sued the seller for fraudulent misrepresentation because the seller did not specify the width.

However, the court did not follow suit.

The buyer already knew when the contract was signed that the combine harvester was more than three meters wide - which already requires special equipment when using public roads, such as rotating beacons.

The principle applies that the person who concludes a contract has to ascertain for himself whether the deal is advantageous for him or not.

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The judgment of the regional court of December 18th is not yet final.

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