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Court dismisses liability for traffic accident when victim's own fault breaks the causal link.

Case Number 068290
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice unanimously dismissed the claim for damages regarding a traffic accident caused by the victim's own negligence. The plaintiff argued that the driver failed to stop in time, while the defense contended the accident resulted from the victim's sudden and unforeseeable actions. The court ruled that since the accident was attributable to the victim, liability is excluded, and the driver's duty to stop does not apply when normal visibility is altered by such unforeseeable facts.

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ACIDENTE DE VIAÇÃO CULPA DO LESADO CAUSALIDADE

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traffic accident liability victim's own fault causal link exclusion unforeseeable facts visibility conditions driver's duty to stop negligence attribution

Cited Legislation

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Art. 483 do Código Civil
Art. 484 do Código Civil
Art. 485 do Código Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00023129

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ197911290682902

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/1FAEBAD2ED458702802568FC003AD861?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - É excluída a responsabilidade quando o acidente for imputável ao próprio lesado.

II - A determinação do nexo de causalidade constitui matéria de facto.

III - A regra de que o condutor deve adoptar velocidade que lhe permita fazer parar o veículo no espaço livre visível à sua frente, pressupõe, na sua observância, que não se verifiquem condições anormais ou factos imprevisíveis que alterem de súbito essa visibilidade.