II UKN 446/97
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Work accident benefits denied if driver's gross negligence was the sole cause of the collision.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the Social Insurance Fund's cassation appeal against a lower court ruling that granted work accident benefits to the claimant. The claimant argued that technical defects in his trailer, not his driving violations, contributed to the collision with a train. The court held that because the technical defects could have caused the accident, the driver's traffic law violations were not the sole cause, thus excluding the statutory bar on benefits.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 8 ust. 1, 2 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; Work accident benefits are excluded only if the employee's intentional act or gross negligence was the sole cause of the accident.
Keywords
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work accident benefits
gross negligence
sole cause requirement
technical defects
traffic regulations violation
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 8 ust. 1, 2 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych
Art. 393 § 1 pkt 2 KPC