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Portuguese court denies review of presumed driver liability in vehicle collision cases under Civil Code Art. 506.1.

Case Number 071834
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice denied the request for review regarding a vehicle collision where the driver's liability was presumed. The plaintiff argued that the collision itself did not establish the driver's fault, but the court held that Article 506.1 of the Civil Code applies to presumed fault without distinguishing between actual and presumed negligence. Consequently, the court ruled that the statutory provision remains applicable despite the collision nature, upholding the driver's liability.

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ACIDENTE DE VIAÇÃO CULPA PRESUMIDA DO CONDUTOR

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presumed fault liability vehicle collision accident driver negligence presumption Civil Code Article 506 review denied decision

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Art. 506, n. 1 do Código Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00016101

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198502130718342

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/B062DC15C5ED98EB802568FC003A5752?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

A circunstância de o acidente ter consistido em colisão de veículos não afecta a responsabilidade do condutor por conta de outrém, por culpa presumida e perante o lesado, já que o artigo 506, n. 1 do Código Civil, ao referir-se ao caso de nenhum dos condutores ter tido culpa na colisão, não distingue entre culpa efectiva e culpa presumida, não sendo portanto aplicável quando se verifique esta última hipótese.