I PKN 352/97
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Supreme Court dismissed civil claim for damages for wrongful dismissal, ruling labor law is exhaustive.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's cassation appeal against a final labor court judgment denying compensation for wrongful dismissal. The plaintiff argued that the employer's actions constituted a tort under the Civil Code, but the court held that labor law provisions are exhaustive regarding such disputes. Consequently, the court ruled that civil law remedies are unavailable when a matter is fully regulated by labor legislation.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 300 Kodeksu pracy; Art. 415 Kodeksu cywilnego: When labor law fully regulates a dispute regarding the termination of an employment contract, civil law provisions for torts or breach of contract do not apply, excluding the possibility of claiming damages under the Civil Code.
Keywords
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exhaustive labor law
wrongful dismissal
civil code exclusion
tort liability
cassation appeal
employment contract termination
remedy limitation
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 300 Kodeksu pracy
Art. 415 Kodeksu cywilnego
Art. 471 Kodeksu cywilnego
Art. 202 Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego
Art. 476 § 1 pkt 1 Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego
Art. 393 § 2 Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego
Cited Case Law
AI generatedI PR 420/90