I C 998/15
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Court awards 90,000 PLN compensation for child's death, rejecting symbolic amounts and considering economic conditions.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court granted the plaintiff's claim for 90,000 PLN in damages following a fatal motorcycle accident involving the plaintiff's son. The plaintiff argued that the loss of her child caused severe psychological trauma and demanded compensation based on Article 448 of the Civil Code. The court ruled that the award must be compensatory rather than symbolic, rejecting the defendant's refusal to pay and setting a non-enrichment amount based on current economic conditions.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 448 k.c.; Art. 24 § 1 k.c.: The court must determine a compensatory, non-symbolic amount for moral damages resulting from the death of a child, ensuring the award does not lead to unjust enrichment while reflecting the severity of the loss.
Keywords
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moral damages
child death
compensatory award
unjust enrichment
psychological trauma
Civil Code
non-enrichment principle
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 448 k.c.
Art. 24 § 1 k.c.
Art. 481 k.c.
Art. 98 k.p.c.
art. 448 k.c
art. 24 § 1 k.c
art. 23 k.c
art. 446 § 3 k.c
art. 446§4 k.c
art. 24 k.c
Cited Case Law
AI generatedSN w wyroku z 9 lutego 2000 r., IICKN 582/98
III CZP 76/10
Civil Court allows family compensation for death caused by pre-2008 torts under Art. 448 and 24 § 1 k.c.
I ACa 554/05
II ACa 641/03
II PK 245/2005
I ACa 1150/06