That money for those bills from his house in Orani was not due . Abbanoa knew it, yet he forced the user to have it recognized before a court , putting in place "an abusive and distorted use of the procedural instrument". A five-year wait. This is why the Court of Nuoro has now condemned Abbanoa for "reckless litigation": he had brought before the judge the order for payment of the invoices contested by the user and canceled . Abbanoa will have to pay three thousand euros to the victim , the lawyer Milena Patteri, over 1,100 in legal fees .

The judge underlines in his sentence that the sentence "is aimed at discouraging the recourse (by Abbanoa) to such conduct and at preserving the functionality of the justice system with consequent recognition in favor of the plaintiff of an amount equal to the sum due for the 'defensive activity'. Money that will weigh on taxpayers' pockets .

THE STORY – In 2012, the lawyer Milena Patteri had received two invoices for adjustments of 1,885.95 and 588.76 euros. Crazy bills due to the malfunctioning of the meter which, after the requested verification, Abbanoa had replaced . The defect found in the meter led Abbanoa to accept Patteri's complaint, to recognize the erroneous quantification of consumption, to cancel the invoice and issue a new one for 1,918.66, which was paid . But in May 2015 the request for payment of the canceled invoices arrived , those of 2012. The injunction followed : for the third time Abbanoa requested payment of the same invoices, plus two more (dating back to 2005 and 2006) now time-barred. Sums not due, and Abbanoa knew it. But this time he asked a lawyer who went all the way, obtaining the conviction of the company for "reckless litigation" .

Fabio Ledda

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