II PRN 4/94 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed extraordinary review; death must be proven by expert medical opinion, not witness testimony alone.

Case Number II PRN 4/94

Court / Authority Sąd Najwyższy

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 1994-07-08

Outcome Dismissed

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The Supreme Court dismissed the extraordinary review filed by the Minister of Justice against a lower court ruling denying workers' compensation. The plaintiff claimed her husband's death was a work accident, but the lower courts found insufficient evidence of an external cause. The Supreme Court ruled that determining the cause of death requires specialized medical expertise, which witness testimony cannot provide.

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Art. 6 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1976 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; Art. 3 § 2 k.p.c.; Art. 316 k.p.c.; Art. 421 k.p.c.; The cause of death in a work accident claim requires specialized medical knowledge and cannot be established solely on the basis of witness testimony lacking such expertise.

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work accident compensation cause of death determination specialized medical opinion extraordinary review dismissal witness testimony insufficiency legal causation standard polish labor law

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Art. 6 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1976 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych

Art. 3 § 2 k.p.c.

Art. 316 k.p.c.

Art. 421 k.p.c.

art. 3 § 2 k.p.c

art. 316 k.p.c

art. 386 § 1 k.p.c

art. 385 § 1 k.p.c

art. 157 k.p.c

art. 160 k.p.c

Supreme Court dismissed extraordinary review; death must be proven by expert medical opinion, not witness testimony alone.

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