Supreme Court dismisses appeal; employer at accident site not liable for worker employed by another employer under work injury law.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's cassation appeal against a lower court ruling that rejected her claim for work injury compensation. The plaintiff argued that the forest office failed to provide safe working conditions, but the court found her husband was employed by a separate contractor, not the forest office. Consequently, the court held that the forest office bears no liability under the Work Injury Act because the accident involved an employee of a different employer.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 32 ust. 1, ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; A workplace where an accident occurs does not bear liability under the Work Injury Act for a work accident suffered by an employee employed by another employer.