Commissioner's liability for damages assessed with reduced standard due to lack of specialist knowledge.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court partially overturned the lower court's judgment, remanding the case regarding the commissioner's liability for damages while dismissing the appeal on other grounds. The plaintiff sought compensation for benefits improperly taken by the defendant, who acted as a temporary administrator of a state-owned enterprise. The court held that the defendant could not be expected to possess all specialized knowledge regarding the factory's operations, requiring a lower standard of fault assessment than for regular employees.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 122 Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego; Art. 393 Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego: The manager of an organizational unit must be judged with the understanding that they cannot be required to know all specialized issues related to the functioning of the establishment.