Filing a lawsuit during the service period preserves the hearing date regardless of when the defendant receives the summons.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court ruled that the hearing date set under Article 129(4) of the Code of Civil Procedure remains valid if the plaintiff files a lawsuit during its pendency. The defendant argued that the date should be reset upon receipt of the summons, but the court rejected this. The decision establishes that the procedural timeline is triggered by the filing of the suit, not the service of documents.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 129 ust. 4 p.o.ś.; The hearing date prescribed by law is preserved if a lawsuit is filed during its pendency, irrespective of when the defendant receives the summons.
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Termin zawity przewidziany w art. 129 ust. 4 p.o.ś. zostaje zachowany, jeżeli w trakcie jego biegu osoba uprawniona wniesie pozew do sądu, bez względu na to, kiedy pozwanemu zostanie doręczony odpis pozwu.