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Constitutional court allows appeal against insurance company's liability for wrongful death compensation. The court grants the appeal against the insurance company's liability for wrongful death compensation. The court grants the appeal against the insurance company's liability for wrongful death compensation.

Case Number 580/96
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Constitutional Court granted the appeal filed by the Public Prosecutor against the insurance company. The lower courts had ruled on the liability of the insurance entity for a wrongful death claim. The court decided to allow the appeal based on constitutional principles regarding state liability and compensation standards.

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Art. 24.º da Constituição da República Portuguesa; Art. 132.º do Código Civil: The Constitutional Court establishes that the state or its agents bear liability for damages caused to individuals, ensuring full compensation regardless of the specific fault attribution in administrative contexts.

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Constitutional liability Wrongful death compensation State responsibility Public prosecutor appeal Insurance company liability

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Art. 24.º da Constituição da República Portuguesa
Art. 132.º do Código Civil
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Acórdão 996/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 996/96

Processo nº 580/96

2ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Luís Nunes de Almeida

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

No presente processo, vindo do Tribunal Judicial da Comarca de Torres Novas, em que é recorrente o Ministério Público e recorrida a Companhia de Seguros A., S.A., pelos fundamentos constantes dos Acórdãos n° 760/95 e n° 761/95 (publicados no Diário da República, II Série, de 2 de Fevereiro de 1996), decide-se conceder provimento ao recurso.

Lisboa, 8 de Outubro de 1996

Luís Nunes de Almeida

Messias Bento

Fernando Alves Correia

Guilherme da Fonseca

Bravo Serra

José de Sousa e Brito

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa