I PK 146/05
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Supreme Court allows labor claim dismissal reversal when civil law issues are wrongly filed in labor court.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court reversed the labor court's dismissal of a wage claim based solely on the contract being classified as civil rather than labor. The plaintiff argued for labor law protections while the defendant contended the relationship was purely civil agency. The court held that procedural jurisdiction does not determine substantive rights, and dismissing a claim because it was filed in the wrong court type creates a res judicata barrier preventing future civil litigation.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 231 k.p.; Art. 199 § 1 pkt 2 k.p.c.; Art. 108 § 2 k.p.c.: Filing a civil law claim in labor court does not justify dismissal; the court must transfer the case to civil proceedings rather than deny the claim due to jurisdictional error.
Keywords
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labor court jurisdiction
civil law claim
res judicata effect
wrong procedural track
wage claim dismissal
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 231 k.p.
Art. 199 § 1 pkt 2 k.p.c.
Art. 108 § 2 k.p.c.
art. 231 k.p
art. 87 § 1 k.p
art. 135 § 1 k.p
art. 135 § 2 k.p
art. 87 § 1 pkt 3 k.p
art. 22 k.p
art. 758 k.c
Cited Case Law
AI generatedIII CZP 119/68