Supreme Court allows cassation when second instance court changes facts without new evidence, violating free evaluation rules.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court granted the cassation appeal against the Second Instance Court's decision to overturn the First Instance Court's findings. The Second Instance Court altered factual determinations regarding the applicant's employment status without conducting any new evidentiary proceedings. The Court ruled that such a change without fresh evidence violated the principles of free evaluation of evidence under Article 233 of the Code of Civil Procedure, necessitating the case's remittal for retrial.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 233 § 1 Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego; Art. 393 § 1 Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego: A change of factual findings by the second instance court without new evidence constitutes a violation of the free evaluation of evidence and warrants cassation.