Supreme Court allows appeal dismissal due to incorrect calculation of dispute value for court fees.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court overturned the District Court's dismissal of the defendant's appeal regarding civil litigation costs. The lower court incorrectly rejected the appeal because it used a disputed value of over 50,000 zł, whereas the Supreme Court found the final specified claim amount was only 45,432.48 zł. Consequently, the appeal was properly paid under the basic fee regime, rendering the lower court's rejection based on the proportional fee rule legally unfounded.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 1302 § 3 k.p.c.; Art. 35 ust. 1 ustawy o kosztach sądowych w sprawach cywilnych: The value of the subject matter of the appeal corresponds to the final specified claim amount in the first instance, and if this value falls below the threshold for proportional fees, the appeal must be paid under the basic fee regime.