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II UKN 519/97 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses appeal stating ignorance of procedural rules cannot excuse missing court deadlines.

Case Number II UKN 519/97
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

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The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by Zofia N. against a lower court's refusal to extend her appeal deadline. The applicant argued she was unaware of procedural rules and waited for a court decision, claiming the delay was not her fault. The court ruled that ignorance of procedural law cannot constitute an unblamable reason for missing a deadline under the Civil Procedure Code.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 168 § 1 KPC; Art. 169 KPC: Ignorance of procedural rules cannot be recognized as an unblamable cause for missing a procedural deadline.

Keywords

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civil procedure code procedural deadline unblamable cause ignorance of law cassation appeal civil procedure supreme court

Cited Legislation

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art. 168 § 1 KPC
art. 169 KPC
art. 393 § 12 KPC
art. 393 § 8 § 2 KPC
art. 467 § 3 KPC

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