II UK 123/03
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Supreme Court dismisses appeal, holding State liable for former state enterprise debts up to asset value.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the State's cassation appeal against a labor court awarding occupational disease compensation to a former employee. The court confirmed that the State, having acquired the assets of a liquidated state enterprise, is liable for debts incurred during the enterprise's existence up to the value of those assets. Consequently, the State must pay the awarded compensation to the plaintiff.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 40 § 2 k.c.; Art. 49 ust. 3-4 ustawy o przedsiębiorstwach państwowych: The State is liable for debts of a liquidated state enterprise to the extent of the value of acquired assets, as the enterprise ceases to exist upon deregistration and the State becomes the sole owner of the remaining property.
Keywords
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State liability
liquidation of state enterprise
occupational disease compensation
asset value limitation
solidary debt assumption
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 40 § 2 k.c.
Art. 49 ust. 3 ustawy o przedsiębiorstwach państwowych
Art. 49 ust. 4 ustawy o przedsiębiorstwach państwowych
Art. 56 ust. 1 pkt 3 ustawy z dnia 30 sierpnia 1996 r. o komercjalizacji i prywatyzacji przedsiębiorstw państwowych
art. 40 § 2 k.c
art. 40 § 1 k.c
art. 551 k.c
art. 551 pkt 5 k.c
art. 39312 k.p.c
Cited Case Law
AI generatedIII CZP 23/92
III CZP 123/93
III CZP 18/93
III CZP 28/93
III CZP 108/95
III CZP 9/96