Münchner Wirt feels abandoned by his insurance - "It's about my existence"

Because he suffered enormous financial damage during the lockdown, Pschorr host Jürgen Lochbihler wants money from the insurance company.

But she refuses.

• The Munich restaurateur Jürgen Lochbihler takes his insurance to court.

• The liability insurance company Darmstadt is supposed to compensate him for the damage caused by the lockdown.

• However, the insurance company tries to reduce the amount of damage.

Munich -

due to

- now the next host is suing.

At the

,

demands

465,000 euros from the

, which refuses

to pay

the

.

The

the

refused an amicable settlement

- he wants a clear judgment that

protects

the

.

Pschorr-Wirt Lochbihler suffered damage of 465,000 euros during the corona lockdown

His voice is distinctive and his anger is great.

“The

had months to contact me.

But I didn't even get a call, ”says

.

"Now I want my money back - and a clear judgment."

The

at the

in Munich is

suing the regional court

*

against the

and demands the sum of 465,000 euros.

Because

had taken out

insurance

against a

failure that

occurred

during the

.

The

refuses to pay.

Host colleague Christian Schottenhammel also takes his insurance to court.

Pschorr-Wirt in court: Insurance tries to reduce the amount of damage

She wants to have it checked whether

benefits

and

that the

received can be offset against the damage amount.

The court gave a clear no to this - and an angry reaction from the

.

“This is about my existence and also that of the industry,” roared

across the courtroom.

“I'm not running this process because I want to make money.

But for my employees and for my family.

Fortunately, I am economically independent. "

The theoretical considerations of the

had also pissed him off

: According to this, one must also calculate what the

would have earned if he had

unlocked the door

during the

.

"This will

significantly reduce

the

" argued the

lawyer

.

Because a gastronomic offer would have existed in many places during the

- albeit limited.

Judge Walk frowned: "It is a somewhat difficult fiction." She also pointed out that the

situation was

"a catastrophe and an existential issue for

".

The traditional Pschorr store Donisl on Marienplatz did not survive the corona pandemic.

Pschorr-Wirt Lochbihler should actually get a lot more money from the insurance

Lochbihler

feels that the

approach is

“indecent”.

"I can't prove how

great

my

would have been, precisely because I wasn't allowed to unlock the door," said the

.

"What I can very well prove, however, is the actual

: I recorded it down to the last cent in my bookkeeping."

can only

claim a

flat rate of 15,500 euros

for a maximum of 30 days - a total of 465,000 euros.

That was "just a drop in the ocean," said

.

Because the damage to the

actually likely to be

higher, which can also be seen in the figures from the previous year.

In court,

had to

name the turnover from 2019: This amounts to 7.5 million euros for the

on

.

In purely mathematical terms, this means around 20,500 euros per calendar day, especially since the

does not have a day of rest.

The damage that can be

claimed

from the

is capped, however: protection against a

closure only applies for a clearly defined period of time, a maximum of 30 days

.

The

doubts even this

.

For

"a cheek." He urges a decision that the court will now announce on October 27th.

The first

in a similar matter will be given

tomorrow

: Then the

decide

on the

lawsuit

against the

.

Host Christian Vogler demands 1.14 million euros because of his

.

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