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Supreme Court quashes lower court ruling for misinterpreting corporate board resolution intent under Civil Code.

Case Number I PKN 258/99
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court quashed the lower court's judgment and remanded the case for retrial regarding a dispute over a bonus payment. The plaintiff argued that the supervisory board's resolution was ambiguous, while the lower court incorrectly prioritized the board's subjective intent over the plaintiff's reasonable understanding. The court ruled that the objective interpretation standard of Article 65 of the Civil Code must prevail to protect the recipient's reliance and legal certainty.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 65 § 1 KC; Art. 65 § 2 KC: When interpreting a declaration of will, the objective standard based on the recipient's understanding prevails over the subjective intent of the declarant to ensure legal certainty.

Keywords

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objective interpretation declaration of will corporate resolution legal certainty civil code supervisory board bona fide recipient

Cited Legislation

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Art. 65 § 1 KC
Art. 65 § 2 KC
Art. 393 § 1 KPC

Cited Case Law

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III CZP 66/95

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