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Civil liability for vehicle collision with concurrent fault results in equal contribution when fault is unapportioned.

Case Number 073050
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the request for a review of the civil liability judgment regarding a vehicle collision. The parties argued over the apportionment of fault between two drivers involved in the accident. Since the specific fault of each driver could not be determined, the court ruled that equal contribution must be assigned to both parties.

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RESPONSABILIDADE CIVIL POR ACIDENTE DE VIAÇÃO CONCORRENCIA DE CULPAS COLISÃO DE VEICULOS

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concurrent fault liability vehicle collision damages equal contribution rule unapportioned fault civil liability assessment

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Código Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00013737

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198606250730502

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/C2FE4ECDDAFF94DA802568FC003A2F57?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Havendo colisão entre dois veiculos sem se ter apurado a qual dos condutores e imputavel a culpa do mesmo, deve considerar-se igual a medida de contribuição de cada um para os danos, bem como a contribuição da culpa de cada um deles.