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III ZP 26/98 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed claim that former forester retains free housing right after job change under new Forest Act.

Case Number III ZP 26/98
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's claim for unpaid rent, ruling that the new Forest Act superseded earlier regulations granting free housing. The plaintiff, a former forester who changed jobs in 1996, argued he retained rights under old decrees, but the Court applied the principle that later laws repeal earlier ones. Consequently, the plaintiff lost his entitlement because his new position did not qualify as part of the Forest Service.

Legislator headnote

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Ustawa z dnia 28 września 1991 r. o lasach; zarządzenie Ministra Leśnictwa i Przemysłu Drzewnego z dnia 14 marca 1995 r.; zasada lex posterior derogat legi priori: later statutes implicitly repeal earlier conflicting provisions regarding free housing eligibility for forest workers.

Keywords

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lex posterior derogat legi priori free housing entitlement Forest Act 1991 Forest Service status statutory repeal employment position change rental obligation

Cited Legislation

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Ustawa z dnia 28 września 1991 r. o lasach (Dz. U. Nr 101, poz. 444 ze zm.)
Zarządzenie Ministra Leśnictwa i Przemysłu Drzewnego z dnia 17 marca 1980 r. w sprawie zasad wynagradzania pracowników Lasów Państwowych
Zarządzenie Ministra Leśnictwa i Przemysłu Drzewnego z dnia 14 marca 1995 r.

Cited Case Law

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I P 1/94 - OTK 1994 cz. II, poz. 37 s. 74 i 76
K 12/94 - OTK 1995 cz. II, poz. 2, s. 26
I PZP 12/93
I PRN 12/94, OSNAPIUS 1994 nr 4 poz. 61
I PRN 38/94, OSNAPIUS 1994 nr 10 poz. 162
I PRN 118/96, OSNAPIUS 1996 nr 6 poz. 95
I PKN 55/97, OSNAPIUS 1997 nr 14 poz. 235

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