III UZ 16/07
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Close relatives of deceased pension applicant are not joint parties under Art. 73 § 2 CPC in pension disputes.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by one of three legal heirs of a deceased pension applicant. The appellant argued that joint parties should share procedural rights, but the court found no joint participation because pension benefits are divisible and depend on individual applications. Consequently, the court held that actions taken by one heir do not bind the others, leading to the rejection of the appeal.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 73 § 2 k.p.c.; Art. 136 ust. 1 ustawy o emeryturach i rentach z FUS; Art. 1035 k.c.: Close relatives of a deceased applicant are not joint parties in pension proceedings because benefits are divisible and require individual applications, meaning procedural acts by one do not bind the others.
Keywords
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joint participation
pension benefits
legal heirs
procedural acts
divisible claims
cassation appeal
Supreme Court
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 73 § 2 k.p.c.
Art. 136 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 17 grudnia 1998 r. o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych
Art. 1035 k.c.
Art. 136 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 17 grudnia 1998 r. o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych
Art. 398 § 1 k.p.c.
art. 73 § 2 k.p.c
art. 387 § 3 k.p.c
art. 73 § 1 k.p.c
art. 1035 k.c
art. 209 k.c
Cited Case Law
AI generatedpostanowienia Sądu Najwyższego z 28 marca 2002 r., I PKN 343/01
postanowienia Sądu Najwyższego z 30 października 2003 r., I PK 382/03
wyrok Sąd Apelacyjny w Lublinie z 19 sierpnia 1999 r., III AUa 229/99
I PK 382/03