II UKN 365/97
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Military court dismisses claim that soldier's death during return from leave was a service-related accident.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the widow's appeal to recognize her son's death as a service-related accident. The soldier died from a head injury sustained while being carried over a fence after drinking alcohol during a leave pass. The court held that consuming alcohol during leave breaks the continuity of the direct route to duty, negating the statutory protection for service-related accidents.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 2 ust. 1 pkt 8 ustawy z dnia 16 grudnia 1972 r. o świadczeniach odszkodowawczych przysługujących w razie wypadków i chorób pozostających w związku ze służbą wojskową; Consumption of alcohol during a leave pass interrupts the direct route to duty, excluding the incident from service-related accident protection.
Keywords
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service-related accident
military leave pass
alcohol consumption
direct route interruption
service injury compensation
casualty classification
Supreme Court ruling
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 2 ust. 1 pkt 8 ustawy z dnia 16 grudnia 1972 r. o świadczeniach odszkodowawczych przysługujących w razie wypadków i chorób pozostających w związku ze służbą wojskową
art. 224 § 1 KPC
art. 232 KPC
art. 393 § 12 KPC