II UKN 53/98
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Supreme Court dismisses claim that a commute to pick up a spouse is a work accident when the trip is private.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal regarding whether an employee's commute to pick up her husband constituted a work accident. The lower courts found the trip was private because the husband was on sick leave and the purpose was solely domestic, despite the husband being her superior. The court ruled that mere employment of the spouse or lack of explicit permission does not transform a private errand into a work-related event.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 6 ust. 1 pkt 2 ustawy o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; A commute to a private location to pick up a spouse, even if the spouse is an employer, does not constitute a work accident absent a direct work connection.
Keywords
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work accident definition
commute to hospital
spouse as superior
private errand
sick leave employee
work connection requirement
casation dismissal
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 6 ust. 1 pkt 2 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych
art. 393 12 KPC