Civil court has jurisdiction over firefighter's compensation claim; administrative court lacks authority for civil tort disputes.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court ruled that the Regional Court in Inowrocław, not the administrative body, must hear the firefighter's compensation claim. The firefighter argued the dispute belonged to administrative organs due to his employment status, while the fire chief contended it was a civil matter arising from a group insurance contract. The court determined that because the claim stemmed from a civil tort rather than a service relationship, the administrative court lacked the legal basis to decide it.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 190 § 1, Art. 192 § 2 pkt 2 KPA; Art. 2 § 1 KPC; Art. 476 § 1 pkt 1 KPC; Art. 516 KPC; Art. 6 KPA; Art. 104 KPA; A dispute over civil compensation for a tort committed by an employer during service relations falls under the jurisdiction of the ordinary civil court, not the administrative court, absent specific statutory authorization for the latter.