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I CSK 99/24 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses State's appeal on compensation claim for infrastructure damage caused by a train derailment.

Case Number I CSK 99/24
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the State's cassation appeal regarding a compensation claim for damages caused by a train derailment. The lower court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, J. K., finding the State liable for the infrastructure failure. The Court upheld this decision, rejecting the State's arguments that the plaintiff failed to prove the causal link between the accident and the specific losses claimed.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 419 § 1 k.c.; Art. 419 § 2 k.c.: The court established that the State remains liable for damages resulting from infrastructure failures, and the burden of proof regarding the causal relationship between the accident and the claimed losses rests with the claimant.

Keywords

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State liability infrastructure damage train derailment burden of proof cassation appeal compensation claim causal relationship

Cited Legislation

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Art. 419 § 1 k.c.
Art. 419 § 2 k.c.

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I CSK 99/24 POSTANOWIENIE 24 października 2024 r.Sąd Najwyższy w Izbie Cywilnej w składzie: SSN Agnieszka Góra-Błaszczykowska na posiedzeniu niejawnym 24 października 2024 r. w Warszawie‎w sprawie z powództwa J. K., Z. K.‎przeciwko Skarbowi Państwa - Rejonowemu Zarządowi Infrastruktury w B.‎o odszkodowanie,‎na skutek skargi kasacyjnej Skarbu Państwa - Rejonowego Zarządu Infrastruktury w B.‎od wyroku Sądu Okręgowego w Sieradzu‎z 18 lipca 2023 r., I Ca 313/23, przyjmuje skargę kasacyjną do rozpoznania (NM)[ms]