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Civil liability for transport accidents requires fault based on legal breach; objective risk liability is excluded if the victim is at fault.

Case Number 066722
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the review regarding civil liability for a transport accident, establishing that fault is a matter of law only when it involves the breach of legal or regulatory rules. The court held that objective liability based on risk is excluded when the accident is attributable to the victim's own fault, whether intentional or negligent. Consequently, the plaintiff's claim failed because the accident was caused by their own actions, precluding any liability for the risk assumed by the transport operator.

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RESPONSABILIDADE CIVIL POR ACIDENTE DE VIAÇÃO CULPA RESPONSABILIDADE PELO RISCO MATÉRIA DE FACTO MATÉRIA DE DIREITO

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civil liability for accidents fault as matter of law breach of legal rules objective liability exclusion victim's own fault transport accident liability risk liability

Cited Legislation

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Art. 483 do Código Civil
Art. 484 do Código Civil
Art. 485 do Código Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00024039

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ197711100667222

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/BE24F87C352ECABC802568FC003AF5A7?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A culpa só constitui matéria de direito quando recorre da inobservância de preceitos legais ou regulamentares.

II - A responsabilidade objectiva, fundada no risco, é excluida quando o acidente é imputável ao próprio lesado, quer por facto culposo deste, quer por facto não culposo de pessoa imputável, ou ainda a facto de pessoa não imputável.