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Contractor's liability for damages arising from delay in construction work is established under civil code provisions.

Case Number 9250994
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The court partially revoked the lower decision, ruling that a contractor bears civil liability if their delay causes specific damages to the client. While the abstract reference to general damage was deemed a legal issue, the court found the specific answer to the conclusive question to be unwritten. Consequently, the obligation to indemnify was confirmed only when a concrete loss or prejudice is proven, rejecting the argument that mere delay without quantified harm creates liability.

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MATÉRIA DE DIREITO MATÉRIA DE FACTO MORA DANO

Keywords

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contractor liability construction delay civil indemnity obligation of result proven prejudice contractual breach damages assessment

Cited Legislation

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CCIV Art. 564, n.º 1
Art. 798
Art. 804, n.º 1
CPC67 Art. 511, n.º 1
Art. 638, n.º 1
Art. 646, n.º 4

Cited Case Law

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AC RL DE 1980/10/18 IN BMJ N380 PAG525
AC RP DE 1989/10/09 IN CJ ANOXIV T4 PAG247

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 03/09/1992 [Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00010305 [Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199307069250994 [PRIVACIDADE] 1 [PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 2231-1 [TEXTO INTEGRAL] N [TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J V N GAIA 4J [URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/D2CDB0BD85430CE08025686B00666F58?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - O empreiteiro constitui-se em responsabilidade civil obrigacional se da sua mora resultarem prejuízos para o dono da obra.

II - A referência genérica, abstracta ao prejuízo ou dano causado envolve uma questão de direito. III - Ter-se-á como não escrita a resposta a quesito jurídico-conclusivo. IV - Sem o pressuposto do dano ou prejuízo inexiste obrigação de indemnizar.