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Prescription period for damages begins when the injured party knows their right to compensation, not the tort date.

Case Number 9311156
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto dismissed the appeal, revoking the lower court's decision regarding the prescription period for damages. The plaintiff argued that the limitation period started from the date of the tortious act, while the defendant contended it began only upon knowledge of the right to compensation. The court ruled that the injured party must first ascertain whether a breach of duty caused actual damage before the prescription period can commence.

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CULPA IN CONTRAHENDO INDEMNIZAÇÃO AO LESADO PRESCRIÇÃO PRAZO

Keywords

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prescription period damages compensation knowledge of right tort liability breach of duty limitation period injured party awareness

Cited Legislation

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CCIV66 Art. 498 n.º 1
CCIV66 Art. 306 n.º 4

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00013607

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199407119311156

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T CIV PORTO 9J

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/AD167F2ADC67AC998025686B00669AD1?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

O prazo de prescrição conta-se a partir do momento em que o lesado teve conhecimento do seu direito

à indemnização, que nem sempre coincide com o momento do facto ilícito causador da responsabilidade, já que para conhecer o seu direito o lesado precisa de saber se a violação de algum dever causou ou não danos.