4.  The applicant was born in 1955 and lives in Érd. 5.  On 27 November 1998 the applicant brought an action against a private company seeking compensation for injuries he had suffered in an accident on the premises of a hotel operated by the respondent. The dispute essentially concerned the amount of compensation payable. 6.  In its interlocutory judgment delivered on 7 July 1999, the Budaörs District Court established the respondent's full liability for the accident. The review bench of the Supreme Court finally upheld this decision on 30 April 2002. 7.  After obtaining the opinion of a medical expert, the District Court awarded the applicant compensation in the amount of 102,632 Hungarian forints (370 euros (EUR)) on 5 November 2003. Being dissatisfied with the amount awarded, the applicant appealed. Following a remittal, the Pest County Regional Court, acting as a second-instance court, significantly raised the amount of compensation on 26 April 2005. 8.  On 30 January 2006 the Supreme Court dismissed the applicant's petition for review in a reasoned decision. Examining the merits of the case in detail, it held that the second-instance judgment had not been unlawful to an extent that had a bearing on the merits of the case. This decision was served on 3 March 2006.