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II UKN 416/99 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed appeal, allowing compensation based on minimum work injury rates due to no health damage.

Case Number II UKN 416/99
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's cassation appeal regarding a work accident claim for damages and pension. The lower courts found that while the plaintiff suffered physical and psychological pain from a minor impact, there was no actual health damage or loss of work capacity because the disability stemmed from a pre-existing degenerative disease. Consequently, the Court ruled that compensation under the Civil Code must be compensatory and proportional to the actual harm, which was minimal, justifying the lower court's award of 1,100 zł over the plaintiff's 500,000 zł demand.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 444, 445 § 1 KC; Compensation for damages in work accidents without health impairment must be proportional to the actual suffering and cannot exceed reasonable limits based on minimum statutory rates.

Keywords

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work accident compensation no health damage degenerative disease proportional damages minimum statutory rate cassation appeal compensatory nature

Cited Legislation

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Art. 444 KC
Art. 445 § 1 KC
Art. 393 § 1 KPC

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