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Civil liability in negligent bodily harm: standing for family life damages and apportionment of fault by victim

Case Number ICCJ_128526
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ), sitting as the Complete Panel for Resolving Legal Issues in Criminal Matters, admitted the referral from the Târgu Mureş Court of Appeal and issued a binding preliminary ruling that interpreted specific civil liability provisions within the context of a criminal case for negligent bodily harm. The core dispute concerned the scope of damages and the effect of victim's fault in a personal injury claim, specifically whether family and social life impairment could be claimed by parties other than the victim and how the perpetrator's liability adjusts when the victim contributes to the damage. The court established that, pursuant to Article 1391(1) of the Civil Code, only the victim who suffered the injury is entitled to compensation for the restriction of family and social life possibilities, while pursuant to Article 1371(1) of the Civil Code, the wrongdoer is liable only for the portion of the damage they caused if the victim contributed to its occurrence, aggravation, or failure to mitigate it through their own fault. This interpretation is mandatory from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, thereby unifying the application of civil liability principles in such criminal proceedings nationwide.

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art. 1391 alin. (1) din Codul civil, art. 1371 alin. (1) din Codul civil, art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală; Civil liability in negligent bodily harm: standing for family life damages and apportionment of fault by victim: The core dispute concerned the scope of damages and the effect of victim's fault in a personal injury claim, specifically whether family and social life impairment could be claimed by parties other than the victim and how the perpetrator's liability adjusts when the victim contributes to the damage. The court established that, pursuant to Article 1391(1) of the Civil Code, only the victim who suffered the injury is entitled to compensation for the restriction of family and social life possibilities, while pursuant to Article 1371(1) of the Civil Code, the wrongdoer is liable only for the portion of the damage they caused if the victim contributed to its occurrence, aggravation, or failure to mitigate it through their own fault. This interpretation is mandatory from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, thereby unifying the application of civil liability principles in such criminal proceedings nationwide.

Keywords

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civil liability bodily harm criminal negligence standing of victims standing to appeal matter in dispute

Cited Legislation

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art. 1391 alin. (1) din Codul civil
Substantive basis for determining that only the victim is entitled to compensation for restricted family and social life in cases of negligent bodily harm.
art. 1371 alin. (1) din Codul civil
Substantive basis for limiting the wrongdoer's liability when the victim contributes to the occurrence or aggravation of the damage.
art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală
Procedural rule establishing that the decision is mandatory from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
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ICCJ_211966
Civil liability for negligent bodily harm: applicability of criminal over civil limitation periods and discretionary moral damages
Decizia nr. 3795/2012
Culpable homicide and civil liability allocation: reduction of moral damages based on victim fault and priority of contractual insurance liability
Decizia nr. 341/2021
Criminal liability for moral damages quantification in civil delictual cases: proportionality and fairness criteria under domestic law and ECHR jurisprudence
Decizia nr. 3288/2003
Civil liability for material damages in criminal wrongful death case: joint and several liability of convicted tortfeasors under Civil Code Arts. 998 and 1003
Decizia nr. 62/A/2020
Road traffic accident liability: concurrent fault allocation and civil damages in criminal proceedings

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art. 1391 alin. (1) din Codul civil

Substantive basis for determining that only the victim is entitled to compensation for restricted family and social life in cases of negligent bodily harm.

art. 1371 alin. (1) din Codul civil

Substantive basis for limiting the wrongdoer's liability when the victim contributes to the occurrence or aggravation of the damage.

art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală

Procedural rule establishing that the decision is mandatory from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept în materie penală

Minuta deciziei nr.12 Dosar nr. 911/1/2016

Şedinţa de la 16 mai 2016

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Târgu Mureş - Secţia penală şi pentru cauze cu minori şi de familie, în dosarul nr. 1804/308/2014, privind pronunţarea unei hotărâri prealabile şi, în consecinţă, stabileşte că:

Dispoziţiile art. 1391 alin. (1) din Codul civil se interpretează în sensul că, într-o cauză penală având ca obiect o infracţiune de vătămare corporală din culpă, doar victima infracţiunii, care a suferit un prejudiciu, este îndreptăţită să obţină o despăgubire pentru restrângerea posibilităţilor de viaţă familială şi socială.

Dispoziţiile art. 1371 alin. (1) din Codul civil se interpretează în sensul că, autorul faptei va fi ţinut să răspundă numai pentru partea de prejudiciu pe care a pricinuit-o în cazul în care victima prejudiciului a contribuit şi ea cu vinovăţie la cauzarea ori la mărirea prejudiciului sau nu l-a evitat, în tot sau în parte, deşi putea să o facă.

Obligatorie de la data publicării în Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică, astăzi 16 mai 2016.