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Supreme Court holds it cannot review facts or assess error in lower court's fact-finding.

Case Number 065088
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice denied the request for review, ruling that it lacks jurisdiction to examine evidence or verify factual errors. The court established that factual conclusions, including assessments of negligence based on simple inattention and the apportionment of concurrent faults, are matters of fact for instance courts. Consequently, the decision was upheld because instance tribunals are permitted to draw logical inferences from proven facts and apply rules of experience to fix material facts.

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ACÇÃO ESPECIAL ACIDENTE DE VIAÇÃO MATÉRIA DE FACTO PODERES DO SUPREMO TRIBUNAL DE JUSTIÇA CONCLUSÕES ILAÇÕES COMPETÊNCIA DOS TRIBUNAIS DE INSTÂNCIA

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Supreme Court jurisdiction matter of fact concurrent negligence logical inferences rules of experience instance courts powers factual findings review

Cited Legislation

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Art. 220 of the Code of Civil Procedure
Art. 221 of the Code of Civil Procedure
Art. 222 of the Code of Civil Procedure

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00024245

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ197407300650881

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/2CCF50F8ADDCD3AB802568FC003B1772?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - O S.T.J. não conhece de provas, nem pode averiguar se houve ou não erro na sua apreciação ou na fixação dos factos materiais de causa.

II - Constitui matéria de facto a culpa baseada na simples inconsideração, bem como a graduação ou repartição das culpas concorrentes desse género.

III - Para fixação dos factos materiais da causa, os tribunais de instância podem recorrer às regras da experiência, bem como tirar conclusões ou ilações dos factos provados, desenvolvendo-os.