I PKN 361/00
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Causation analysis is unnecessary when fault and illegality prerequisites for liability are absent.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal against the lower court's rejection of the plaintiff's claim for damages. The plaintiff alleged workplace harassment caused his depression, but the appellate court found the employer's actions were neither unlawful nor wrongful. Consequently, the court ruled that examining the causal link between the employer's conduct and the plaintiff's injury was superfluous because the foundational elements for liability were missing.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 361 § 1 k.c.; Art. 415 k.c.: When the prerequisites for liability based on fault (unlawfulness and fault) are absent, the examination of the causal link between the action and the damage is unnecessary and legally void.
Keywords
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liability based on fault
causal link analysis
unlawful act requirement
workplace harassment damages
cassation procedure limits
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 361 § 1 k.c.
Art. 415 k.c.
Art. 393 § 11 k.p.c.
Art. 393 § 12 k.p.c.
§ 14 ust. 1 pkt 2
§ 7 pkt 5
§ 15 ust. 4 pkt 3