II UKN 523/98
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Work accident claim dismissed because disease symptoms appeared significantly after one workday, violating accident immediacy.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's cassation appeal regarding a work accident claim for a back condition. The lower courts rejected the plaintiff's assertion that a knee injury on September 2, 1997, caused his later diagnosed Baker's cyst, noting the injury was not sudden. The court ruled that because the disease symptoms emerged significantly after one workday, the event could not legally qualify as a sudden work accident under the relevant statute.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 393 § 1 KPC; Art. 6 ust. 1 ustawy o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadku przy pracy i chorób zawodowych: A work accident requires suddenness, and if disease symptoms appear significantly after one workday, it cannot be classified as a work accident.
Keywords
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work accident definition
suddenness requirement
disease manifestation period
Baker's cyst diagnosis
cassation appeal dismissal
labor injury statute
medical expert opinion
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 393 § 1 KPC
Art. 6 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 2 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadku przy pracy i chorób zawodowych