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Portuguese Constitutional Court upholds insurance company liability norms as constitutional and dismisses public prosecution appeal.

Case Number 803/95
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Constitutional Court upheld the constitutionality of specific articles in the Insurance Law, rejecting the public prosecution's challenge. The Ministry of Public Prosecution and the District Hospital appealed a lower court decision against the insurance company, arguing the liability norms were unconstitutional. The court ruled that the norms do not violate constitutional principles and ordered the reformulation of the contested administrative order.

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Art. 24.º da CRP; Art. 27.º da CRP: The Constitutional Court established that the liability norms in the Insurance Law are constitutional and do not infringe upon fundamental rights or the principle of equality before the law.

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Constitutional Liability Insurance Law Validity Public Prosecution Appeal Constitutional Review Administrative Order Reform

Cited Legislation

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Art. 24.º da CRP
Art. 27.º da CRP
Decreto-Lei n.º 194/92
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Acórdão 340/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 340/96

Processo nº 803/95

1ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Vítor Nunes de Almeida

Acordam na 1ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos autos à margem identificados, provenientes do Tribunal Judicial de Tomar, em que são recorrentes o MINISTÉRIO PÚBLICO e o Hospital Distrital de Tomar e recorrida a Companhia de Seguros A., pelos fundamentos do Acórdão nº 760/95 (Diário da República, II Série, de 2 de Fevereiro de 1996), reiterados no Acórdão nº 118/86, da 1ª Secção, que aqui se adoptam,

- decide-se:

a) - não julgar inconstitucionais as normas dos artigos 2°, nº 2, alínea a), 4º e 6º, do Decreto-Lei n° 194/92, de 8 de Setembro,

b) - e, em consequência, conceder provimento ao recurso, determinando-se a reformulação do despacho recorrido, em conformidade com o agora decidido quanto à questão de constitucionalidade.

Lisboa, 5 de Março e 1996

Vítor Nunes de Almeida

Armindo Ribeiro Mendes

Alberto Tavares da Costa

Antero Monteiro Diniz

Maria Fernanda Palma

Maria Assunção Esteves

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa