I C 1729/16
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Court partially allowed damages for bereavement but rejected psychological dependency claims due to lack of medical evidence.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court awarded 30,000 PLN in damages to the plaintiff for the death of her sister but dismissed the claim for psychological dependency. The defendant argued that the plaintiff's grief was a normal reaction rather than a pathological condition requiring compensation. The court accepted expert opinions indicating a somatic basis for the plaintiff's condition and found the evidence of psychological dependency insufficient.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 451 k.c.; Art. 452 k.c.: The court established that damages for mental suffering require proof of a pathological condition linked to the event, and normal grief reactions do not constitute a basis for compensation.
Keywords
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bereavement damages
psychological dependency
mental suffering
expert opinion
civil liability
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 476 k.c.
Art. 481 § 1 k.c.
Art. 100 k.p.c.
Art. 113 ust. 1 ustawy o kosztach sądowych w sprawach cywilnych
Art. 113 ust. 2 pkt 1 ustawy o kosztach sądowych w sprawach cywilnych
art. 446 § 4 k.c
art. 23 k.c
art. 448 k.c
art. 476 k.c
art. 481 § 1 k.c