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Court holds truth of defamatory facts irrelevant; publication without defense creates liability.

Case Number 0072905
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa dismissed the appeal regarding civil liability for defamation. The court ruled that the truth of alleged facts does not exempt defendants who published a letter accusing the plaintiff of honor-damaging conduct. Since the defendants did not act in defense of their own interests or to fulfill a legal duty, they remain obligated to indemnify the plaintiff.

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OFENSAS À HONRA OFENSAS AO BOM NOME DIREITO DE PERSONALIDADE INDEMNIZAÇÃO AO LESADO PROVA DA VERDADE DOS FACTOS

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civil liability for defamation truth of facts defense offenses to honor and reputation obligation to indemnify absence of legal justification

Cited Legislation

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CCIV66, Art. 70, n.º 1
Art. 483
Art. 484
Art. 494
Art. 496

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRL00019153

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RL199803030072905

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrl.nsf/33182fc732316039802565fa00497eec/E9BF7898ACDE85298025680300053F4B?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - No âmbito da Responsabilidade Civil é de todo irrelevante a prova da verdade dos factos imputados ao lesado.

II - Constituem-se assim na obrigação de indemnizar, os arguidos que assinaram e divulgaram, carta na qual se imputam à ofendida factos (ainda que verdadeiros)

- lesivos da sua honra e bom nome, não tendo os arguidos agido na defesa de interesses próprios, nem no exercício de um direito ou no cumprimento de um dever.