III ZP 45/97
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Supreme Court allows late work accident compensation valuation under Civil Code Art. 358 § 3 due to inflation and delay.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding the valuation of a delayed work accident compensation payment. The applicant argued that the low amount paid seven years after the injury was insufficient due to inflation and the Social Insurance Institution's delay. The Court ruled that the compensation must be valued to reflect its current economic worth and the statutory obligation for timely payment.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 358 § 1 ust. 3 k.c.; Art. 300 k.p.: A work accident compensation not paid within the statutory period may be valued to reflect current economic conditions and the delay in payment.
Keywords
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work accident compensation
valuation of debt
statutory delay
inflation adjustment
Social Insurance Institution
Civil Code provision
economic equivalence
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 358 § 1 ust. 3 k.c.
Art. 300 k.p.
Art. 32 ust. 1 pkt 2 ustawy o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadku przy pracy i chorób zawodowych
Dz. U. z 1983 r. Nr 30, poz. 144
Dz. U. Nr 29, poz. 199
Cited Case Law
AI generatedI PRN 70/93