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Civil liability for traffic accident dismissed due to lack of proven fault and statute of limitations expiration.

Case Number 078599
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the plaintiff's claim for civil liability regarding a traffic accident, ruling that no fault was established from the evidence presented. The defendant argued that the three-year limitation period for filing such an action had already expired, rendering the claim time-barred. Consequently, the court rejected the request for damages, holding that both the substantive element of fault and the procedural requirement of timely filing were absent.

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RESPONSABILIDADE CIVIL POR ACIDENTE DE VIAÇÃO PRESCRIÇÃO EXTINTA PRAZO INDEMNIZAÇÃO DE PERDAS E DANOS

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civil liability traffic accident statute of limitations expiration burden of proof fault indemnification damages claim prescription period three years

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00003158

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199005030785992

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 7056

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/25F92B8F4DF1C6EE802568FC0039643C?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Não resultando da prova produzida a existencia de culpa na produção de um acidente de viação, e de tres anos o prazo de propositura da acção para o exercicio do direito a indemnização.