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Supreme Court denies review of traffic accident facts, ruling driver's fault is mixed fact and law.

Case Number 087801
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice denied the request to review the lower court's findings regarding a traffic accident. The court held that determining whether a driver's fault contradicts the answers to specific questions constitutes a matter of fact, which the Supreme Court cannot examine. Consequently, the attribution of fault based on legal violations and a general duty of care remains within the exclusive competence of the lower tribunal.

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ACIDENTE DE VIAÇÃO CULPA MATÉRIA DE FACTO MATÉRIA DE DIREITO RESPOSTAS AOS QUESITOS CONTRADIÇÃO PODERES DO SUPREMO TRIBUNAL DE JUSTIÇA

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traffic accident liability driver fault attribution matter of fact review Supreme Court jurisdiction contradiction in questions

Cited Legislation

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Art. 221, n.º 1 do Código de Processo Civil
Art. 222 do Código de Processo Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00029408

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199603120878012

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 1120

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/6AF7D8CCE5DAA5CD802568FC003AFEFF?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Constitui matéria de facto apurar se existe contradição entre as respostas aos quesitos, não podendo o S.T.J. conhecer dessa contradição.

II - A culpa atribuída a um condutor constitui matéria de direito e matéria de facto, quando se basei em infracção da lei e na omissão do dever geral de diligência, de sorte que a exclusão de culpa desse motorista escapa à competência do S.T.J.