II UKN 142/97
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Military death by borax poisoning dismissed as not service-related due to lack of direct evidence of intent.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the widow's cassation appeal regarding her husband's death from borax poisoning while on duty. The court found that the lower courts correctly inferred the poisoning from medical evidence and circumstantial facts without direct eyewitness testimony. Consequently, the death was not deemed a service-related accident warranting compensation.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 2 ust. 1 ustawy o świadczeniach odszkodowawczych; Art. 231, 233 § 1 KPC: Facts of service-related accidents are established via circumstantial evidence and logical inference when direct proof is absent, provided no contradictory circumstances exist.
Keywords
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service-related accident
circumstantial evidence
inference of facts
military compensation
poisoning incident
cassation dismissal
dominion factum
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 2 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 16 grudnia 1972 r. o świadczeniach odszkodowawczych przysługujących w razie wypadku lub choroby pozostającej w związku ze służbą wojskową
art. 232 KPC
art. 233 § 1 KPC
art. 231 KPC
art. 393 § 12 KPC