Employee liable for theft of entrusted funds due to negligence in transport security under Polish Civil Code.

The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by an employee against a judgment ordering him to pay for stolen funds. The court found that the employee, a chief accountant, failed to exercise elementary diligence by leaving a large sum of cash unsecured in his car during a tire change. Consequently, the court ruled that the theft was not an independent cause but rather significantly facilitated by the employee's negligent behavior. The decision established that an employee cannot claim exemption from liability if their negligence substantially contributed to the loss of entrusted property.