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Court revokes decision; equal liability found when vehicle contribution to damage cannot be determined.

Case Number 0221063
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto revoked the lower court's decision regarding liability for a traffic accident involving a car and an agricultural tractor. Both vehicles were driven by employees acting on behalf of their respective employers, and the court found it impossible to quantify each vehicle's specific contribution to the resulting damages. Consequently, the court applied the legal presumption of equal contribution, establishing that each party bears half the responsibility for the injury.

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ACIDENTE DE VIAÇÃO CONDUTOR POR CONTA DE OUTREM CULPA RESPONSABILIDADE PELO RISCO

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indeterminate contribution equal liability presumption joint tort liability employee vehicle use traffic accident damages

Cited Legislation

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Article 503 n.1 of the Civil Code
Article 505 of the Civil Code
Article 506 n.2 of the Civil Code

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00035193

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP200211190221063

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J ARMAMAR

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/4FA2F2F7253AC09680256CB000353A8F?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Sendo ambos os veículos (veículo automóvel e tractor agrícola) intervenientes em determinado acidente conduzidos por comissários ao serviço dos respectivos donos, e não sendo possível determinar a medida da contribuição de cada um dos ditos veículos para os danos causados, considera-se igual tal proporção ( artigos 503 n.1, 505 e 506 n.2 do Código Civil).