II UKN 131/99
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Social security appeal dismissed; mental illness does not negate legal capacity for civil proceedings under Polish law.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by Barbara T. against a social security agency decision regarding unpaid contributions and late fees. The appellant argued that her mental illness and lack of legal capacity under the Civil Code should have voided the proceedings, but the court found no evidence of such incapacity. The court ruled that a temporary medical condition does not destroy the legal capacity required to participate in civil proceedings, thereby upholding the lower court's judgment.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedart. 12, 13 KC; art. 64 § 1, 65 § 1 KPC; A temporary mental illness or treatment does not deprive a natural person of the legal capacity to perform civil acts or the procedural capacity to act as a party in court proceedings.
Keywords
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legal capacity
procedural capacity
mental illness
social security contributions
cassation appeal
civil proceedings
Polish Civil Code
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 12, 13 KC
art. 64 § 1 KPC
art. 65 § 1 KPC
art. 82 KC
art. 378 § 2 KPC
art. 378 § 3 KPC
art. 393 KPC
art. 397 pkt 2 KPC
art. 379 pkt 2 KPC
art. 34 ustawy z dnia 25 listopada 1986 r. o organizacji i finansowaniu ubezpieczeń społecznych
art. 1 ust. 1 pkt 1, art. 3 ust. 1 i art. 22 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 18 grudnia 1976 r. o ubezpieczeniu społecznym osób prowadzących działalność gospodarczą