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I PKN 361/00 AI generated

Causation analysis is unnecessary when fault and illegality prerequisites for liability are absent.

Case Number I PKN 361/00
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The 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

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Art. 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

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Art. 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

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