II UKN 797/00
Compensatory claims for workplace accidents caused by employer negligence are barred by a ten-year statute of limitations. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, ruling that the ten-year period from the offense date applies regardless of when the victim discovered the harm. The court held that the employer's failure to ensure safe working conditions constituted a criminal offense, triggering the specific limitation period under the Civil Code. The decision clarifies that the ten-year limitation period for compensatory claims in workplace accidents caused by employer negligence runs from the date of the offense, not from when the victim discovers the harm, as established by Article 442 § 2 of the Civil Code. The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal, confirming that the ten-year limitation period for compensatory claims in workplace accidents caused by employer negligence runs from the date of the offense, regardless of when the victim discovered the harm. The court ruled that the employer's failure to ensure safe working conditions constituted a criminal offense, triggering the specific limitation period under the Civil Code. The decision clarifies that the ten-year limitation period for compensatory claims in workplace accidents caused by employer negligence runs from the date of the offense, not from when the victim discovered the harm, as established by Article 442 § 2 of the Civil Code. The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal, confirming that the ten-year limitation period for compensatory claims in workplace accidents caused by employer negligence runs from the date of the offense, regardless of when the victim discovered the harm. The court ruled that the employer's failure to ensure safe working conditions constituted a criminal offense, triggering the specific limitation period under the Civil Code. The decision clarifies that the ten-year limitation period for compensatory claims in workplace accidents caused by employer negligence runs from the date of the offense, not from when the victim discovered the harm, as established by Article 442 § 2 of the Civil Code.