II UKN 541/00
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Work accident disability percentage based on official tables cannot be reduced by pre-existing conditions.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal against a labor court judgment regarding work accident compensation. The lower courts had reduced the official 30% disability rating to 9% because the plaintiff's heart attack was partly caused by his pre-existing hypertension. The Supreme Court ruled that the statutory disability percentage determined by official tables must remain unchanged regardless of the extent to which internal illnesses contributed to the accident.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedDz.U. Nr 36, poz. 199; art. 227 KPC; The percentage of permanent disability resulting from a work accident, as determined by official tables, cannot be reduced based on the degree to which the victim's internal conditions contributed to the accident.
Keywords
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work accident compensation
permanent disability percentage
pre-existing conditions
expert medical opinion
labor court procedure
Cited Legislation
AI generatedDz.U. Nr 36, poz. 199
art. 227 KPC
art. 233 § 1 KPC
art. 382 KPC
art. 393 § 12 KPC
Cited Case Law
AI generatedIII PZP 15/76