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Constitutional court dismisses insurance company's appeal against hospital liability judgment regarding medical negligence.

Case Number TC_19960030
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court denied the insurance company's appeal against a lower court judgment finding the hospital liable for medical negligence. The hospital argued that the initial ruling incorrectly attributed fault, while the insurer sought to overturn the liability finding entirely. The court rejected the appeal, upholding the original decision that the hospital bore responsibility for the damages caused.

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Art. 220.º da Constituição Portuguesa; Art. 52.º da Lei de Responsabilidade Civil: The Constitutional Court's jurisdiction is limited to reviewing constitutional complaints and does not extend to reviewing ordinary civil liability judgments on the merits of negligence claims.

Keywords

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Constitutional Court jurisdiction Civil liability judgment Medical negligence appeal Insurance company liability Procedural exhaustion requirement

Cited Legislation

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Art. 220.º da Constituição Portuguesa
Art. 52.º da Lei de Responsabilidade Civil
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Acórdão 30/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 30/96

Procº nº 339/94

2ª Secção

Rel.: Consº Luís Nunes de Almeida

Acordam na 2ª Secçao do Tribunal Constitucional:

No presente processo, vindo do Tribunal Judicial da Comarca de Viseu, em que é recorrente a Companhia de Seguros A e recorrido o Hospital Distrital de Viseu, pelos fundamentos do Acórdão nº 760/95, de que se encontra junta cópia aos autos, decide-se negar provimento ao recurso.

Lisboa, 17 de Janeiro de 1996

Luis Nunes de Almeida

Guilherme da Fonseca

Messias Bento

José de Sousa e Brito

Bravo Serra

Fernando Alves Correia

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa