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Labor court is competent for work accident moral damages; civil court is materially incompetent.

Case Number 97B064
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The labor court ruled that it is the exclusive competent authority for actions seeking moral damages from employers and insurers following work-related accidents. The plaintiffs, successors of the deceased victim, argued before the civil court, but the court found it materially incompetent to hear the case. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, establishing that labor jurisdiction governs such claims regardless of the procedural forum initially chosen.

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ACIDENTE DE TRABALHO DANOS MORAIS TRIBUNAL COMPETENTE

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work accident jurisdiction moral damages claim labor court competence civil court incompetence successors of victim employer liability procedural forum

Cited Legislation

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Art. 240, n.º 1, do Código de Processo Civil
Art. 13, n.º 1, da Lei n.º 62/85

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00032087

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199704100000642

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 9551068

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/2FD40F86E0448077802568FC003B59CA?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

O tribunal do trabalho é o competente para a acção em que os sucessores da vítima de acidente de trabalho pedem à entidade patronal e sua seguradora indemnização por danos morais; o tribunal civil é materialmente incompetente para o efeito.