III PK 37/08 AI generated

Police liability for officer's death remains risk-based; failure to prove exemption does not shift burden to victim.

Case Number III PK 37/08

Court / Authority Sąd Najwyższy

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Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2009-01-07

Outcome Dismissed

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The Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's cassation appeal regarding compensation for a police officer's death. The court found that the lower court incorrectly applied a fault-based liability standard instead of the statutory risk-based liability regime. Consequently, the burden of proving an exemption remained with the police authority, which failed to do so, regardless of evidentiary difficulties.

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Art. 4 pkt 1 ustawy z dnia 16 grudnia 1972 r. o odszkodowaniach przysługujących w razie wypadków i chorób pozostających w związku ze służbą w Policji: liability for accidents involving police officers is based on the principle of risk, and the burden of proving exemption remains with the police authority even if evidence is objectively impossible to obtain.

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police liability risk principle work accident burden of proof cassation appeal statutory exemption police service

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Art. 4 pkt 1 ustawy z dnia 16 grudnia 1972 r. o odszkodowaniach przysługujących w razie wypadków i chorób pozostających w związku ze służbą w Policji

Art. 398 § 1 k.p.c.

Art. 108 § 2 k.p.c.

art. 391 § 1 k.p.c

art. 108 § 2 k.p.c

Police liability for officer's death remains risk-based; failure to prove exemption does not shift burden to victim.

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