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062566 AI generated

Court held that Article 68 of the Road Code requires a summons to demand, not main intervention, for joint liability.

Case Number 062566
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

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The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the appeal regarding the proper procedural mechanism for joining parties in road accident cases. The plaintiff sought main intervention to include all jointly liable responsible parties, while the defendant argued that a summons to demand under Article 68 of the Road Code is the exclusive correct procedure. The court ruled that the specific statutory language mandates a summons to demand rather than main intervention for this particular type of action.

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INTERVENÇÃO PRINCIPAL CHAMAMENTO A DEMANDA ACÇÃO CIVEL EMERGENTE DE ACIDENTE DE VIAÇÃO

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Road Code Article 68 summons to demand main intervention joint liability road accident actions procedural mechanism supreme court ruling

Cited Legislation

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Article 68 of the Road Code

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00006791

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ196901240625661

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[REFERENCIA DE PUBLICACAO] BMJ N183 ANO1969 PAG217

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/B36015EB35CD6F34802568FC0039A9F3?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

O meio proprio para nas acções do artigo 68 do Codigo da Estrada fazer intervir todos os responsaveis solidarios e o chamamento a demanda e não a intervenção principal.