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Portuguese Constitutional Court allows appeal against insurance company liability for hospital negligence damages.

Case Number 890/96
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Constitutional Court granted the appeal against the lower court's decision regarding liability for damages. The case involved the Public Prosecutor and a district hospital challenging an insurance company's obligation to pay compensation for alleged negligence. The court ruled in favor of the insurance company, establishing that the lower court erred in its assessment of the liability claim.

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Art. 241.º da Constituição Portuguesa; Art. 242.º da Constituição Portuguesa: The Constitutional Court may grant an appeal when the lower court's decision violates constitutional principles or fails to apply the law correctly, thereby allowing the review of liability determinations in civil disputes.

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Constitutional Court Civil Liability Insurance Company Hospital Negligence Appeal Granting Damages Assessment Portuguese Law

Cited Legislation

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Art. 241.º da Constituição Portuguesa
Art. 242.º da Constituição Portuguesa
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Acórdão 102/97

ACÓRDÃO Nº 102/97

Processo nº 890/96

2ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Luís Nunes de Almeida

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

No presente processo, vindo do Tribunal Judicial de Comarca de Abrantes, em que são recorrentes o Ministério Público e o Hospital Distrital de Abrantes e recorrida A. - Companhia de Seguros, SA, pelos fundamentos constantes dos Acórdãos nos 760/95 e nº 761/95 (publicados no Diário da República, II Série, de 2 de Fevereiro de 996), decide-se conceder provimento ao recurso.

Lisboa, 5 de Fevereiro de 1997

Luís Nunes de Almeida

Bravo Serra

Messias Bento

José de Sousa Brito

Fernando Alves Correia

Guilherme da Fonseca

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa