X C 168/20
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Contractual liability dismissed due to lack of causal link between payment delay and legal fees paid.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court dismissed the plaintiff's claim for 6,642 PLN in damages for the defendant's late payment of property purchase funds. The plaintiff argued that the delay caused them to hire a lawyer for enforcement proceedings, but the court found no causal link between the minor delay and the high legal fees incurred. Consequently, the claim for damages was rejected as unproven, while the defendant was awarded procedural costs.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 471 k.c.; Art. 361 § 2 k.c.; Art. 363 k.c.; The claimant must prove a direct causal link between the breach and the loss; arbitrary damages without such a link are not recoverable.
Keywords
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contractual liability
causal link
damages assessment
breach of contract
legal fees
procedural costs
adequacy of loss
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 471 k.c.
Art. 361 § 2 k.c.
Art. 363 k.c.
Art. 98 k.p.c.