II UKN 24/99
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Work accident claim dismissed; sudden event must occur within workday duration for legal causation.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by Tadeusz U. against his employer regarding a work accident claim. The plaintiff argued that his ulcerative duodenitis resulted from the employer's wrongful termination and loss of bonus, but the court found these facts did not constitute a sudden external event. The court ruled that for an event to qualify as a work accident, it must occur within the duration of the workday, a condition not met by the plaintiff's delayed emotional reaction.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 6 ust. 1 ustawy o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; A sudden external event causing a negative reaction to the organism must occur within the duration of the workday to be legally classified as a work accident.
Keywords
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work accident definition
sudden external event
workday duration limit
psychological reaction causation
cassation appeal dismissal
labor law liability
medical causation standard
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 6 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych
art. 3931 pkt 2 KPC
art. 227 KPC
art. 278 § 1 KPC
art. 477 KPC
art. 387 § 2 KPC
Cited Case Law
AI generatedII PR 1/86, PZS 1986 Nr 8, s. 74
TR III 149/58, OSP 1960 Nr 3, poz. 63
II UKN 79/97, OSNAPiUS 1998 nr 2, poz. 58
II UKN 100/97, OSNAPiUS 1998 nr 44, poz. 133