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It was in May 2018 that Gondolen filed a lawsuit against the city of Stockholm and a lawsuit that the Land and Environment Court should compel the municipality to pay just over SEK 37 million to the company. The case concerned the total damage that, according to the company, arose during the years 2016-2018 due to the reconstruction of Slussen.
The company claimed that the work caused riots that led to fewer guests, decreased sales and lower profits. The city of Stockholm has disputed all the claims.
According to the Land and Environment Court the works have led to disturbances in the form of barricades and limited accessibility. They have also caused noise and vibrations. The riots have occurred in principle without interruption during the years 2016-2018, it is stated.
The most notable disturbance has been the closure and demolition of Katarinavägen and the exit of Saltsjö, which has caused taxis to no longer be able to go out and pick up guests at the main entrance of the restaurant. This change occurred in early 2016 and has continued ever since.
– The riots have been going on for a long time and have resulted in significant damage. Therefore, it is not reasonable that the company has to endure interruptions without compensation for the damage, says the president of the court, Councilor Inge Karlström, in a press release.
The reconstruction of the Slussen has caused disturbances in the cable car that have caused significant damage, says the Land and Environment Court.
Photo: Naina Helén Jåma / TT
The starting point of the gondola The assessment of the damages has been that the restaurant under normal conditions, without the impact of the renovation, would have had a growth of a total of 16 percent.
But the evidence presented by the company for the increase in turnover during the period has not convinced the Land and Environment Court.
– It has not emerged that Eriks Gondolen had established strategies to increase sales in the company, says Inge Karlström.
The Land and Environment Court in his opinion, he has valued the damage at approximately half of what the company claims. The valuation is based on the fact that the company’s turnover and profit margin, under normal conditions without the impact of the remodeling, would have been at the same levels as before the works began.
In the ruling, the Land and Environment Court has decided that the parties will bear their own legal costs.
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