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I PKN 361/99 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses appeal in labor dispute, ruling civil evidence rules do not apply criminal 'benefit of doubt' principle.

Case Number I PKN 361/99
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by an employee seeking reinstatement after being fired for alleged theft of company property. The lower court found that the employee's actions constituted a serious breach of duty, noting the value of the stolen items exceeded the threshold for a minor offense. The Court rejected the argument that civil procedural rules required a presumption of innocence, stating that the freedom of evidence evaluation in labor cases does not equate to the criminal law principle of resolving doubts in favor of the accused.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 232 KPC; Art. 233 § 1 KPC; Art. 5 § 2 KPK: The principle of free evaluation of evidence in civil proceedings, including labor disputes, is not identical to the criminal law principle of 'in dubio pro reo' requiring doubts to be resolved in favor of the accused.

Keywords

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labor law freedom of evidence in dubio pro reo serious breach of duty cassation appeal employee dismissal theft of property

Cited Legislation

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Art. 232 KPC
Art. 233 § 1 KPC
Art. 5 § 2 KPK
Art. 393 § 12 KPC

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