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Portuguese court denies review, holding traffic accident liability stems from defendant's road code violation.

Case Number 070024
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice unanimously denied the request for review of the lower court's decision. The court found that the proven facts established the defendant's liability for the traffic accident based on a specific violation of the Road Code. Consequently, the court ruled that it was legitimate to infer the accident resulted from the defendant's fault due to this contravention.

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ACIDENTE DE VIAÇÃO ILICITUDE CULPA ILAÇÕES

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traffic accident liability Road Code violation fault inference civil liability review denied unanimous decision Portuguese law

Cited Legislation

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Art. 5(2) of the Road Code

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00021371

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198207080700242

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/D7B2F2FFAADEF448802568FC003AC7D3?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Perante os factos dados como provados, considerados ilícitos pelas instâncias, é perfeitamente legítima a ilação de que o acidente de viação se deveu a culpa do réu ao imputar-se-lhe a contravenção do n. 2 do artigo 5 do Código da Estrada.