Creditor's civil claim for unpaid wages is allowed despite bankruptcy recognition, as bankruptcy proceedings do not constitute a final judgment on the merits.

The Supreme Court partially allowed the creditor's cassation appeal against a lower court's dismissal of his civil claim for unpaid wages and severance pay. The creditor argued that the bankruptcy administrator's recognition of these debts in the official list should not preclude a separate civil lawsuit, while the lower court relied on the principle of res judicata based on the bankruptcy proceedings. The court rejected the application of res judicata because bankruptcy proceedings are not equivalent to a final judgment on the merits under civil procedure law, allowing the creditor to pursue the claim in a civil trial where the debt will be satisfied through the bankruptcy distribution process.