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II UKN 221/99 AI generated

Negligence must be flagrant to exempt employer liability; mere speed or panic does not suffice.

Case Number II UKN 221/99
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed

Legislator summary

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The 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

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Art. 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

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Art. 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

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