Compensation interest starts from demand date, not judgment date, under Polish Civil Code Article 445 and 481.1.

The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal regarding the start date for interest on compensation for non-pecuniary damage. The lower court incorrectly calculated interest from the judgment date, whereas the plaintiff argued it should begin from the date of the accident. The court ruled that interest must run from the date of the demand for payment, as compensation obligations are indefinite until formally demanded. Consequently, the appealed judgment was set aside and the case remitted for a new ruling on the correct interest period.