Legislator Case Law & Legislation
DE FR IT EN
Analyze in Legislator
401/96 AI generated

Constitutional Court allows MP appeal to revoke lower court decision on vehicle guarantee fund norms.

Case Number 401/96
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
Open official source Machine-readable Markdown (.md)

Legislator summary

AI generated

The Constitutional Court granted the Public Prosecutor's appeal against the lower court's application of specific articles in the Vehicle Guarantee Fund Decree-Law. The court found the lower decision failed to properly apply the cited legal norms regarding the fund's regulations. Consequently, the lower ruling was revoked to ensure conformity with the constitutional and statutory framework.

Legislator headnote

AI generated

Art. 2, nº 2, alínea a), and Art. 4º of Decree-Law 194/92; The Constitutional Court may revoke a lower court decision that fails to correctly apply the cited statutory norms governing the Vehicle Guarantee Fund.

Keywords

AI generated
Constitutional Court Vehicle Guarantee Fund Decree-Law 194/92 Public Prosecutor appeal Revocation of decision Statutory conformity Administrative law

Cited Legislation

AI generated
Art. 2, nº 2, alínea a), of Decree-Law 194/92
Art. 4º of Decree-Law 194/92

Cited Case Law

AI generated
Acórdão nº 760/95
Acórdão nº 761/95
AI generated
487/09.6TBOHP.C1
Insurance contract voided for fraud; FGAM prescription period calculated from last payment date under new law.
241/05.4PBMAI.P1
Civil claim in criminal trial dismissed due to unacceptable delay from late third-party intervention.
1409/07.4TBCTB.C1
Court allows FGA claim against garage owner's insurer when valid insurance exists, dismissing garage owner for illegitimacy.
1173/14.0T2AVR.P1
Court dismisses appeal on procedural grounds, rejecting late documents and non-binding guidelines for non-pecuniary damages.
06A3465
Portuguese court allows insurance contract review for third parties but dismisses subordinated appeal due to procedural lapse.

Need to analyze how this precedent applies to your matter?

Cross-reference this judgment against statutes, commentaries, and subsequent citing case law inside Legislator AI.

Open in Legislator →

Full text

Acórdão 844/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 844/96

Processo nº 401/96

2ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Messias Bento

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Recorrentes: Ministério Público

Recorrida: Fundo de Garantia Automóvel

Nestes autos de recurso, tendo por objecto as normas dos artigos 2, nº 2, alínea a), e 4º do Decreto-Lei nº 194/92, de 8 de Setembro, pelos fundamentos dos acórdãos nºs 760/95 e 761/95, publicados no Diário da República, II série, de 2 de Fevereiro de 1996, para os quais se remete e que não foram abalados pela resposta da recorrida, decide-se conceder provimento ao recurso e revogar a decisão recorrida, a fim de ser reformada em conformidade.

Lisboa, 27 de Junho de 1996

Messias Bento

Bravo Serra

José de Sousa e Brito

Guilherme da Fonseca

Luís Nunes de Almeida