Court orders payment of damages and interest to a company against a hospital for breach of sales contract.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court ordered the hospital to pay the company 1,114,877.72 PLN plus statutory interest, ruling that the dispute over a 1 PLN difference was immaterial. While the defendant argued for cost exemption due to financial hardship, the court rejected this, holding that a commercial entity must bear litigation costs when failing to fulfill contractual obligations. Consequently, the plaintiff's claim was granted in part, with minor adjustments to interest calculation dates.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedart. 535 § 1 k.c.; art. 115 k.c.; art. 98 § 1 k.p.c.; art. 100 k.p.c.; art. 102 k.p.c.: A breach of contract obligates the debtor to pay damages and interest; a defendant's financial difficulties do not exempt them from litigation costs when they fail to perform statutory duties.