II UKN 221/99
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Negligence must be flagrant to exempt employer liability; mere speed or panic does not suffice.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court reversed the lower court's dismissal of the claimant's invalidity pension request regarding a workplace accident. The court found that while the claimant drove at an excessive speed and panicked, his specific error was a technical mishandling of the vehicle while returning to the road, not a flagrant breach of traffic rules. Consequently, the court ruled that the employer was not exempt from liability because the claimant's actions did not reach the threshold of gross negligence or intent required by law.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 8 ust. 1 ustawy o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; Negligence by an employee exempts the employer from liability only if it constitutes a flagrant breach bordering on intent.
Keywords
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flagrant negligence
workplace accident
invalidity pension
gross negligence
employer liability
technical error
excessive speed
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 8 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych
Art. 9 § 2 Kodeksu karnego
Art. 393 KPC