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Constitutional court allows public hospital's insurance company claim regarding constitutional validity of compensation scheme.

Case Number 601/95
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Constitutional Court granted the appeal filed by the Public Prosecutor and the District Hospital of Tomar against a lower court decision. The court determined that the compensation scheme in question required a constitutional review which had not been properly addressed in the initial proceedings. Consequently, the lower court's ruling was revoked to ensure compliance with constitutional principles regarding the matter.

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Art. 220.º da CR; Art. 24.º da CR: The Constitutional Court must review the constitutionality of legal provisions affecting public entities when such review is raised, and lower court decisions must be revoked to align with constitutional determinations.

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constitutional validity review public hospital liability insurance company claim constitutional court appeal revocation of lower ruling

Cited Legislation

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Art. 220.º da CR
Art. 24.º da CR
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180/96
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Acórdão 407/96

ACÓRDÃO 407/96

Processo nº 601/95

2ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Sousa e Brito

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional

Nestes autos vindos do Tribunal Judicial da comarca de Tomar, em que são recorrentes o Ministério Público e o Hos­pital Distrital de Tomar e recorrida a Companhia de Seguros A., pelos fundamentos constantes do Acórdão nº 760/95, publicado no Diário da República - II Série de 2 de Fevereiro de 1996, decide-se conceder provimento ao recurso e revogar-se o despacho recorrido, a fim de ser reformado em conformidade com o decidido quanto à questão de constitucionalidade, nesse Acórdão na 760/95.

Lisboa, 7 de Março de 1996

José de Sousa e Brito

Messias Bento

Bravo Serra

Guilherme da Fonseca

Luís Nunes de Almeida

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa