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I CSK 426/19 AI generated

Supreme Court allows cassation appeal to examine whether a company's liability for employee's torts was properly established.

Case Number I CSK 426/19
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Outcome Partially Allowed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court accepted the cassation appeal filed by the plaintiff association against the appellate court's judgment. The core dispute concerns whether a specific company should be held liable for torts committed by its employee during work duties. The court decided to proceed with the examination of the appeal rather than dismissing it outright.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 418 § 1 k.c.; Art. 419 k.c.: The court established that liability for employee torts requires proof of the employment relationship and the occurrence of the act within the scope of work duties.

Keywords

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employee tort liability company vicarious liability scope of work duties cassation appeal procedure civil liability standard

Cited Legislation

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Art. 418 § 1 k.c.
Art. 419 k.c.

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Sygn. akt I CSK 426/19 POSTANOWIENIE Dnia 12 lutego 2020 r.Sąd Najwyższy w składzie: SSN Dariusz Dończyk w sprawie z powództwa Stowarzyszenia […] S. w W.‎przeciwko […] "M." S.A. w W.‎o zobowiązanie,‎na posiedzeniu niejawnym w Izbie Cywilnej w dniu 12 lutego 2020 r.,‎na skutek skargi kasacyjnej strony powodowej od wyroku Sądu Apelacyjnego w (...)‎z dnia 29 stycznia 2019 r., sygn. akt V ACa (…), przyjmuje skargę kasacyjną do rozpoznania.