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I PKN 65/96 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed civil appeal against some defendants but remanded others for court fee payment.

Case Number I PKN 65/96
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal against seventeen defendants whose individual claims fell below the five-thousand-zloty threshold, while remanding the appeal against the remaining defendants for failure to pay court fees. The plaintiff sought joint liability for corporate losses, but the Court determined that procedural rules for joint liability severed the material link between defendants during appellate stages. Consequently, the Court applied separate value thresholds for each defendant and enforced the statutory requirement for court fees in labor-related disputes.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 393 § 1 pkt 1 KPC; Art. 393 § 8 KPC: In cases of joint liability based on identical factual and legal grounds, the Supreme Court evaluates the subject matter of appeal separately for each defendant and remands the case for non-payment of court fees without calling the party to cure the defect.

Keywords

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joint liability cassation appeal court fees subject matter value civil procedure code labor disputes remand for payment

Cited Legislation

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art. 393 § 1 pkt 1 KPC
art. 393 § 8 KPC
art. 463 § 1 KPC
art. 263 § 1 KP
art. 5 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 13 czerwca 1967 r. o kosztach sądowych w sprawach cywilnych
§ 7 ust. 1 pkt 3a rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 17 maja 1993 r.

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