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Civil claim for road accident damages is barred while criminal proceedings remain pending.

Case Number 073180
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the plaintiff's separate civil action for damages arising from a road traffic accident. The plaintiff argued for immediate compensation, but the defendant contended that the civil claim should wait for the resolution of the ongoing criminal prosecution. The court ruled that the right to indemnity is suspended until the criminal process is archived, thereby preventing the civil suit from proceeding.

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RESPONSABILIDADE CIVIL EXTRACONTRATUAL ACIDENTE DE VIAÇÃO PRESCRIÇÃO PENDENCIA DA ACÇÃO PENAL

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civil liability road accident criminal pending prescription period separate action

Cited Legislation

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Art. 68 do Codigo da Estrada
Art. 306-1 do Codigo Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00001655

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198602040731801

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[REFERENCIA DE PUBLICACAO] BMJ N354 ANO1986 PAG505

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/2F72891AC91D0AC0802568FC00394960?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Enquanto estiver pendente processo penal instaurado em consequencia de acidente de viação, não pode ser proposta, em separado, acção de processo especial nos termos do artigo 68 do Codigo da Estrada, pelo que o prazo de prescrição do direito de indemnização so se inicia quando o processo penal for mandado arquivar (artigo 306-1 do Codigo Civil).