Cassation annuls appeal court ruling on civil damages due to violation of the prohibition of worsening the defendant's position.

The Court of Cassation annulled the Milan Court of Appeal's decision regarding civil damages without remitting the case for a new trial. The appellant argued that the lower court improperly increased the awarded damages from 1,000 euros to the first-instance amount, violating the principle against worsening the defendant's position. The court ruled that since the original damage assessment was already final and unchallenged, the appellate judge could not increase the sum during the retrial.