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I PKN 266/98 AI generated

Supreme Court voids proceedings due to res judicata and identical parties in reversed roles.

Case Number I PKN 266/98
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court voided the proceedings because the case involved identical parties and legal grounds as a previously concluded final judgment. The plaintiff, now acting as the appellant, sought recovery of funds already paid to retirees based on a prior court order. The court ruled that initiating a new lawsuit on the same subject matter between the same parties, even with reversed procedural roles, violated the principle of res judicata.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 366 KPC; Art. 379 pkt 3 KPC: Proceedings are void when the same parties and legal basis are involved as in a final judgment, regardless of reversed procedural roles.

Keywords

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res judicata void proceedings identical parties reversed roles duplicate litigation final judgment procedural invalidity

Cited Legislation

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Art. 366 KPC
Art. 379 pkt 3 KPC
Art. 393 11 zdanie pierwsze KPC
Art. 393 16 KPC
ustawa z dnia 28 czerwca 1995 r. o zaspakajaniu ze środków Funduszu Gwarantowanych Świadczeń Pracowniczych niektórych świadczeń przysługujących emerytom i rencistom

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