II UKN 12/99
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Employee's gross negligence in traffic accident excludes work injury benefits; burden of proof on employee.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal against a decision denying work injury benefits due to a traffic accident. The court found the employee committed gross negligence by entering a tram track without checking for oncoming traffic, which constituted a clear violation of traffic laws. Consequently, the burden of proving an independent cause excluding liability fell on the employee, which she failed to do.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 8 ust. 1 ustawy o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; Art. 24 ust. 1 ustawy o ruchu drogowym: When an employee causes an accident through gross negligence, the burden of proving an independent cause lies with the employee, and such negligence excludes work injury benefits.
Keywords
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gross negligence
work injury benefits
traffic accident
burden of proof
employee liability
independent cause
gross carelessness
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 8 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych
Art. 24 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 1 lutego 1983 r. prawo o ruchu drogowym
Art. 393 § 12 KPC
Cited Case Law
AI generatedIII PRN 19/76