Damyang-gun Wins Appeal in MetaLand Admission Fee Case
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Choi Hyung-sik) won the appeal trial regarding the admission fee of the region’s representative attraction, Metasequoia Land.
Damyang-gun announced on the 21st that on the 17th, in the appeal trial of the “Metasequoia Land Unjust Enrichment Refund Claim Lawsuit,” all claims of the plaintiff were dismissed, and the county won.
The 1st Civil Division of the Gwangju High Court (Presiding Judge Kim Mooshin) upheld the conclusion of the first trial, dismissing all opinions of the plaintiff on the grounds that “Metaland is administrative property and public-use property based on the Local Autonomy Act and ordinances, and the collection of admission fees is lawful without legal defects.”
This means that the county’s position that the 2,000 KRW admission fee for Metasequoia Land (hereinafter ‘Metaland’) is the minimum expense for efficient management of Metaland was accepted, and it is expected that controversies over Metaland’s admission fee will be resolved going forward.
This lawsuit began in May 2018 when two tourists who visited Metaland claimed unjust enrichment refund, arguing that “blocking the roadside tree-lined street used as a road and collecting admission fees from tourists is unfair.” After the first trial court ruled in favor of the county in June last year, the second trial court also ruled in favor of the county following the plaintiff’s appeal.
Governor Choi Hyung-sik said, “First, I thank the judiciary for its reasonable judgment and am pleased that the legal dispute over the collection of admission fees has ended,” and “I also express my gratitude to everyone who loves and visits Damyang.”
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He added, “Taking this judicial decision as an opportunity, we will develop Metaland into a family-oriented ecological experience attraction along with the Eco Center, Frog Ecology Park, and Honam Climate Change Experience Center, which opened last year, creating a tourist destination where various travelers can make memories.”
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