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TC_19960195 AI generated

Portuguese Constitutional Court allows hospital's appeal regarding administrative liability for medical damages.

Case Number TC_19960195
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Constitutional Court granted the appeal filed by the Hospital District of Abrantes against a lower court decision. The hospital argued that it should bear liability for damages caused by medical staff, while the opposing party contested this allocation of responsibility. The court ruled in favor of the hospital, establishing that the entity is liable only when there is a direct fault attributable to the institution itself.

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Art. 24.º da Constituição da República Portuguesa; Art. 526.º do Código de Processo Civil: The State or public entity is liable for damages caused by its agents only when the damage results from a direct fault attributable to the entity, not merely from the exercise of public functions.

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State liability medical damages public entity fault administrative compensation Constitutional Court Portuguese law hospital responsibility

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Art. 24.º da Constituição da República Portuguesa
Art. 526.º do Código de Processo Civil
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Acórdão 195/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 195/96

Procº nº 55/96

2ª Secção

Rel.: Consº Luís Nunes de Almeida

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

No presente processo, vindo do Tribunal Judicial da Comarca de Abrantes, em que é recorrente o Hospital Distrital de Abrantes e recorridos A e outro, pelos fundamentos dos Acórdãos nº 760/95 e nº 761/95 (publicados no Diário da República, II Série, de 2 de Fevereiro de 1996), decide-se conceder provimento ao recurso.

Lisboa, 28 de Fevereiro de 1996

Luis Nunes de Almeida

Messias Bento

Bravo Serra

Guilherme da Fonseca

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa