Supreme Court dismisses appeal; temporary work accident disability status does not delay limitation period start.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's cassation appeal regarding a claim for supplementary disability pension arising from a work accident. The plaintiff argued that the limitation period should start only after her disability was confirmed as permanent in 1994, but the court held the period began when she received the temporary disability pension in 1991. The court ruled that the temporary nature of the initial disability and the subsequent control examination date had no legal significance for initiating the three-year limitation period.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; Kodeks cywilny art. 442 § 1 zd. 1, art. 444 § 2; The limitation period for claiming supplementary compensation for work accidents begins when the victim knows of the damage and the liable party, regardless of whether the disability was initially temporary or later confirmed as permanent.