Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellant was liable under Art. 52 LAVS for the fund's loss caused by unpaid social contributions.
Decisão extraída
Yes. As an administrator, he had to ensure payment of both current and arrears contributions; the damage was causally attributable to his conduct.
Fundamentação extraída
The Court held that he knew or should have known the company's financial difficulties, had managed it since its creation, and could not rely on a later appointment to exclude liability for earlier arrears. The concordat did not justify withholding social contributions.