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Portuguese Supreme Court denies parents' direct compensation claim for minor's death, ruling only the deceased is the direct victim.

Case Number 041282
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the parents' claim for direct compensation following their daughter's fatal accident. The court held that under the Civil Code and the specific Decree-Law, only the direct victim or expressly designated third parties qualify for indemnity. Consequently, the parents were not recognized as direct victims, leaving the compensation right exclusively to the deceased minor.

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DIREITO A INDEMNIZAÇÃO TITULARIDADE

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direct victim status compensation entitlement parents of deceased minor victim civil indemnity third party rights fatal accident

Cited Legislation

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Art. 483 of the Civil Code
Art. 495 of the Civil Code
Art. 496 of the Civil Code
Art. 6, n. 1 of Decree-Law n. 522/85

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00009284

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199105030412823

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 25819/90

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL LISBOA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/6AE1FC6233BCDF73802568FC003A16CE?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Nos termos dos artigos 483, 495, e 496 do Codigo Civil, so ao lesado directo ou vitima cabe, em principio, o direito a indemnização, so tendo os terceiros esse direito quando a lei expressamente o preve.

II - Os pais de uma menor, vitima mortal de acidente, não podem considerar-se lesados directos nos termos e para os efeitos do disposto no artigo 6, n. 1 do Decreto-Lei n. 522/85, de 31 de Dezembro, por haver um so lesado -

- a falecida menor.