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Court holds drivers are not liable for other road users' negligence in traffic accidents.

Case Number 9341057
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto confirmed the lower court's judgment dismissing the plaintiff's claim for damages arising from a traffic accident. The plaintiff argued that the defendant driver should be liable for the victim's own negligence, but the court ruled that drivers are only required to comply with traffic laws, not to anticipate or prevent the negligence of others. Consequently, the court established that the victim's failure to exercise due care was the sole cause of the accident, absolving the defendant of liability.

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ACIDENTE DE VIAÇÃO CULPA NEGLIGÊNCIA DA VÍTIMA

Keywords

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traffic accident liability victim negligence defense driver duty of care road traffic code contributory negligence civil compensation traffic regulations

Cited Legislation

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Código da Estrada, Art. 28.º
Código Penal, Art. 483.º

Cited Case Law

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AC STJ DE 1978/04/04 IN BMJ N276 PAG193
AC STJ DE 1980/08/28 IN BMJ N279 PAG142

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 01/13/1993

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00006498

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199406239341057

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 20/91-2

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J PENAFIEL 1J

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/3CDBE1ACE76E3AFB8025686B00669472?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Embora seja exigível aos condutores dos veículos automóveis que cumpram estritamente as disposições legais reguladoras do trânsito, já não é exigível que devam prever a negligência, falta de atenção e cuidado dos outros condutores ou dos peões, ou o desrespeito destes pelas disposições que regulamentam e disciplinam o trânsito.