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Portuguese court allows moral damages for bodily injury exceeding life loss and mandates interest from citation.

Case Number 9950416
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto partially revoked a lower court decision regarding an accident victim's claim. The appellant argued that moral damages for bodily injury should not exceed those for loss of life, while the opposing party contended for interest calculation starting from the citation date. The court ruled that moral damages for severe bodily injury can indeed surpass those for loss of life and that interest must accrue from the initial citation, not just the judgment date.

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ACIDENTE DE VIAÇÃO INDEMNIZAÇÃO AO LESADO DANOS MORAIS ACTUALIZAÇÃO JUROS DE MORA CITAÇÃO

Keywords

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moral damages bodily injury interest from citation date accident victim compensation severe bodily injury moral damages life loss

Cited Legislation

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CCIV66 Art. 496, n.º 3
CCIV66 Art. 805, n.º 3
CCIV66 Art. 806, n.º 2

Cited Case Law

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AC STJ DE 1995/01/28 IN BMJ N449 PAG344

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 07/02/1998

[INDICACOES EVENTUAIS] O PROCESSO RECORRIDO É DA TERCEIRA SECÇÃO.

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00025851

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199905039950416

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 385-A/96

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T CIV PORTO 8J

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/A46579DBEB5AF5678025686B00672D83?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A indemnização por dano moral resultante de lesões corporais pode ser superior à respeitante à perda do direito à vida.

II - Os juros de mora são devidos desde a citação, mesmo que a indemnização seja actualizada em relação à data da sentença.