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Portuguese court partially allows damages review, reducing compensation based on the injured party's fault and equity principles.

Case Number 084957
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Supreme Court of Justice partially granted the request to review the awarded damages in a civil liability case. The plaintiff sought a reduction in compensation, arguing that the defendant's mere fault and the plaintiff's own economic situation justified a lower amount under the principle of equity. The court ruled that while the standard measure is the difference in value, it retained the power to reduce the sum based on the specific circumstances and the degree of fault involved.

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INDEMNIZAÇÃO DE PERDAS E DANOS REDUÇÃO PRINCÍPIO DA DIFERENÇA CULPA DO LESADO EQUIDADE

Keywords

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Civil Code provisions Equity principle application Fault degree assessment Damages reduction review Civil liability compensation

Cited Legislation

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Art. 494 of the Civil Code
Art. 566 n. 2 of the Civil Code
Art. 508 of the Civil Code
Art. 510 of the Civil Code
Art. 570 of the Civil Code

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00025471

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199410180849571

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 5375/93

[REFERENCIA DE PUBLICACAO] CJSTJ 1994 ANOII TIII PAG93

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL LISBOA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/2F03CBA9F35321FF802568FC003AD2E7?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A indemnização em dinheiro é fixada pela teoria da diferença sem prejuízo do preceituado noutras disposições legais.

II - O artigo 494 do CCIV. confere ao Tribunal, perante uma situação de mera culpa do lesante, a possibilidade, através da equidade, de fixar indemnização em quantitativo inferior ao estabelecido pelo critério do n. 2 do artigo 566 do mesmo Código tendo em consideração o grau de culpa do agente, a situação económica do lesado e do lesante e as demais circunstâncias do caso.