II UKN 351/99
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Family pension granted if occupational disease is part of death causes, not requiring normal consequence.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court quashed the appellate court's dismissal of a family pension claim, ruling that an occupational disease need not be the sole cause of death to qualify. The court found the lower court erred by rejecting medical expert opinions that listed the disease as a contributing factor alongside other conditions. Consequently, the case was remanded for a fresh evaluation of conflicting medical evidence regarding the deceased's health status.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 26 ust. 1 ustawy o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; Art. 393 pkt 1, 2 KPC: A family pension is not contingent upon the death being a normal consequence of an occupational disease, provided the disease remains part of the complex of causes leading to death.
Keywords
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family pension entitlement
occupational disease
complex of causes
normal consequence
medical expert opinion
burial protocol
remand for retrial
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 26 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych
Art. 393 pkt 1 KPC
Art. 393 pkt 2 KPC
Art. 233 § 1 KPC
Art. 290 KPC
Cited Case Law
AI generatedII PR 147/67
II CR 35/71