Court dismisses insurance subrogation claim where insurer would not have paid civil liability under Polish law.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court dismissed the insurance company's subrogation claim against the tortfeasor who fulfilled the statutory obligation to compensate the victim. The insurer argued it should recover costs paid under Article 46 of the Criminal Code, but the court found no liability under Article 822 of the Civil Code. Consequently, the condition for subrogation was not met because the insurer would not have borne civil liability in these circumstances.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 46 § 1 k.k.; Art. 822 § 1 k.c.: Subrogation against a tortfeasor fulfilling the criminal compensation obligation is conditional upon the insurer having civil liability under the Civil Code; if the insurer would not have paid, subrogation is inadmissible.
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"Warunkiem dopuszczalności regresu do ubezpieczyciela przez sprawcę szkody, który spełnił świadczenie stosownie do treści art. 46 § 1 k.k. jest ustalenie, że w danych okolicznościach ubezpieczyciel stosownie do treści art. 822 § 1 k.c. ponosiłby odpowiedzialność cywilną względem poszkodowanego"