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Court confirms claim for indemnity against insurer when driver's alcohol level caused the accident.

Case Number 0150800
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto confirmed the lower court's decision granting the insured's right of recourse against the insurer. The plaintiff argued that the driver's alcohol-induced state directly caused the traffic accident, while the insurer contested the causal link between intoxication and the collision. The court ruled that the statutory right of recourse under the cited decree requires proof of both civil liability and a direct causal nexus between the driver's alcoholism and the accident.

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DIREITO DE REGRESSO ACIDENTE DE VIAÇÃO ALCOOLÉMIA NEXO DE CAUSALIDADE

Keywords

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right of recourse alcoholism causality civil liability traffic accident insurance indemnity

Cited Legislation

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Art. 19, letter c) of Decree-Law No. 522/85, of December 31
Civil Code Art. 66
Civil Code Art. 483

Cited Case Law

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STJ Decision of January 14, 1997
STJ Decision of June 19, 1997
STJ Decision of May 6, 1999
RP Court Decision of May 11, 1995
RE Court Decision of February 24, 2000

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00030440

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP200107060150800

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 43/00

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J ARMAMAR

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/1EC516B4483EBECB80256AFE004367E2?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

O direito de regresso previsto no artigo 19 alínea c) do Decreto-Lei n.522/85, de 31 de Dezembro, exige a alegação e prova não só dos pressupostos da responsabilidade civil, mas também do nexo de causalidade entre o estado de alcoolémia e o acidente.