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II UKN 121/99 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses supplementary pension claim due to res judicata on employer liability absence.

Case Number II UKN 121/99
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's claim for a supplementary pension, remanding the case to the lower court for a new ruling on costs. The lower court had previously rejected the claim for a specific period, citing a lack of civil liability grounds for the employer, but failed to explicitly determine if this constituted res judicata. The Supreme Court ruled that because the lower court did not definitively establish whether the prior judgment precluded liability for the new period, the claim was not barred by res judicata, yet the final decision in the provided text indicates the case was dismissed based on the lack of civil liability grounds found in the prior judgment.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 366 KPC; Art. 199 § 1 pkt 2 KPC: A negative judgment on employer liability for a specific period bars subsequent claims for that same period, but does not automatically bar claims for different periods unless the underlying liability basis is identical.

Keywords

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res judicata supplementary pension employer liability workplace accident civil liability

Cited Legislation

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Art. 366 KPC
Art. 199 § 1 pkt 2 KPC
§ 5 ugody

Cited Case Law

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waC 339/49
II CZ 59/71
C.I. 1679/37
III PZP 38/67
III CZP 29/94

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