II Ko 295/19
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Court dismissed excessive compensation claims but allowed costs due to state liability for invalid 1948 court decisions.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court dismissed the applicant's claims for excessive compensation and damages while awarding costs to the state. Facts show the applicant's father was detained and tortured in 1948, leading to a conviction that was later declared invalid under the Rehabilitation Act. The court ruled that while the main compensation amounts were not supported by the established facts, the state must bear the costs of the proceedings and the appointment of a chosen lawyer.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 23 lutego 1991 r. o uznaniu za nieważne orzeczeń wydanych wobec osób represjonowanych; Art. 13 ust. 1: When a state organ's action is found contrary to law due to invalid convictions, the state bears the costs of the proceedings and the appointment of a chosen lawyer.
Keywords
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Rehabilitation Act 1991
Invalid Convictions
State Liability
Compensation Claims
Costs of Proceedings
Torture Allegations
War Crimes
Cited Legislation
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 23 lutego 1991 r. o uznaniu za nieważne orzeczeń wydanych wobec osób represjonowanych za działalność na rzecz niepodległego bytu Państwa Polskiego (tekst jednolity Dz.U. z 2018 roku, poz. 2099)
art. 554 § 2b k.p.k.
art. 445 § 3 k.c
art. 361 § 2 k.c
Cited Case Law
AI generatedI CK 131/03
Supreme Court dismisses appeal on damages for injury, ruling compensation must serve its compensatory function regardless of social averages.
V CK 282/03
Supreme Court increases child injury compensation from 35k to 50k zł, rejecting appeal's reduction.
II CSK 536/07
Supreme Court increased non-pecuniary damages for severe traffic accident injuries to 80,000 PLN under Civil Code.
IV CSK 80/05
Supreme Court increases compensation for medical malpractice due to high doctor fault and lack of psychological care.
Related Decisions
AI generatedXII Ko 46/20
Court awards 200,000 PLN compensation to relatives for wrongful 1946 conviction of Polish resistance member.
II K 184/17
Court combines multiple prison sentences and sets a new total term based on recidivism and conduct.
II Ko 251/19
Court dismissed excessive compensation claims for WWII imprisonment, awarding only reasonable damages based on suffering.
III Ko 465/23
Court dismissed compensation claim due to lack of causal link between 1946 detention and anti-state activity.