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Constitutional court grants relief to insurance company against public hospital and prosecutor in administrative dispute.

Case Number 336/96
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Constitutional Court granted relief to the insurance company, the respondent, against the public hospital and the Public Prosecutor. The parties contested an administrative decision regarding liability or compensation arising from a specific incident involving the hospital's services. The court ruled in favor of the insurance company, overturning the lower judicial decision that had favored the public entities.

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Art. 220.º da CRP; Art. 24.º da CRP: The Constitutional Court has jurisdiction to review the constitutionality of laws and acts of public authority, granting relief when lower courts fail to apply constitutional principles correctly in administrative disputes.

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Constitutional Court jurisdiction Administrative liability dispute Public hospital compensation Insurance company rights Constitutional review procedure
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Acórdão 773/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 773/96

Processo nº 336/96

2ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Luís Nunes de Almeida

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nestas 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., S.A., pelos fundamentos cons­tantes do Acórdão nº 760/95 e 761/95, publicados no Diário da República, II Série de 2 de Fevereiro de 1996 decide-se conceder provi­mento ao recurso.

Lisboa, 12 de Junho de 1996

Luís Nunes de Almeida

Messias Bento

Bravo Serra

Fernando Alves Correia

José de Sousa e Brito

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa