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Portuguese court presumes driver's fault when a trailer detaches during transport without known cause.

Case Number 9620155
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto partially revoked a decision regarding a vehicle accident where a trailer detached from its tractor unit. The plaintiff argued the accident resulted from the trailer's failure, while the defendant contended the cause was unknown. The court ruled that in such scenarios involving heavy vehicles, the driver bears presumed liability for the detachment.

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ACIDENTE DE VIAÇÃO CULPA PRESUMIDA DO CONDUTOR VEÍCULO DEFEITOS REBOQUE

Keywords

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presumed driver fault trailer detachment accident heavy vehicle transport civil liability attribution unknown cause accident

Cited Legislation

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CCIV66 Art. 503, n.º 3
CE54 Art. 27, n.º 5

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 10/17/1995

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00017771

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199606119620155

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 547/94

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J STA MARIA FEIRA 1J

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/D33230F7AF8441488025686B0066DAFD?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - No caso de condução por conta de outrem de veículo pesado com atrelado, o acidente resultante de o atrelado se ter desligado da parte tractora, sem se saber a causa desse desligamento, deve ser atribuído a culpa presumida do condutor.