What the court clarified
The court examined the duration of dependency support, including how long the deceased worker would otherwise have been expected to provide it.
For what period can a dependent recover support lost as a result of an occupational injury and subsequent death?
Prepare a chronology of injury, employment, death, dependants’ age and amounts already paid. Compare the legislation applicable in each historic period and separate arrears calculations from any continuing duty.
Continue reading belowMaterial facts
An employee sustained an occupational injury in 1972, lost working capacity and died in 1990. His spouse later sought to recalculate support based on more recent pay scales, including arrears and ongoing monthly amounts.
Court reasoning and holding
Civil Code article 1006 required the court to ask how long the breadwinner would otherwise have had a legal duty to support dependants. The analysis included historical retirement ages and realistic working capacity, not simply later salary increases or indefinite continuation.
Practical application: what to examine
Prepare a chronology of injury, employment, death, dependants’ age and amounts already paid. Compare the legislation applicable in each historic period and separate arrears calculations from any continuing duty.
Limits of the precedent
The claim arose from facts spanning the 1970s–1990s and the labor law then in force.
Provisions considered by the court
Civil Code article 1006
Historic provisions cited by the court may differ from present law. Consult the official legislative gazette for the current text. matsne.gov.ge
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