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IV CSK 697/19 AI generated

Supreme Court allows inheritance claim against deceased's estate despite prior settlement agreement validity dispute.

Case Number IV CSK 697/19
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Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court accepted the cassation appeal and remanded the case for further proceedings regarding the inheritance claim. The plaintiff sought a share of the estate from the deceased, while the defendant argued that a prior settlement agreement precluded such a claim. The court decided to accept the appeal because the lower court's final judgment on the settlement's effect required re-examination under specific inheritance law principles.

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Art. 1011 k.c.; Art. 1012 k.c.: A prior settlement agreement does not automatically bar a subsequent inheritance claim if the settlement was not made in good faith or if statutory conditions for inheritance are met.

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inheritance claim settlement agreement cassation appeal estate distribution good faith civil procedure supreme court

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Art. 1011 k.c.
Art. 1012 k.c.

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Sygn. akt IV CSK 697/19 POSTANOWIENIE Dnia 30 czerwca 2020 r.Sąd Najwyższy w składzie: SSN Anna Kozłowska w sprawie z powództwa L. S.‎przeciwko J. S.‎o zachowek,‎na posiedzeniu niejawnym w Izbie Cywilnej w dniu 30 czerwca 2020 r.,‎na skutek skargi kasacyjnej pozwanej od wyroku Sądu Apelacyjnego w (…)‎z dnia 4 grudnia 2018 r., sygn. akt V ACa (…), przyjmuje skargę kasacyjną do rozpoznania.