Supreme Court allows widow's appeal, ruling transport of mechanic after farm repair is a normal agricultural activity.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court quashed the lower courts' dismissal of the widow's claim for agricultural work accident compensation. The court found that transporting a mechanic to a farmer's home after urgent farm equipment repair constituted a normal, incidental agricultural activity rather than a mere act of politeness. Consequently, the court held that the accident was functionally linked to the farming business and should be covered by the social insurance scheme.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 11 ust. 1 pkt 3 ustawy z dnia 20 grudnia 1990 r. o ubezpieczeniu społecznym rolników; The court established that transporting a service provider to a farmer's residence immediately after urgent agricultural work constitutes a normal, incidental activity functionally linked to the farming business, thereby qualifying the subsequent accident as an agricultural work accident.