Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
Minuila – Construção Civil e Obras Públicas, Lda. lodged an extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality against a Supreme Court judgment upholding an order, made at the preliminary-ruling stage, to compensate another company for damage in a road accident. It alleged a breach of the right to a fair trial, as facts were disputed and the vehicle's depreciation was ignored. The Court dismissed the appeal, finding that the file contained the necessary elements and that the compensation respected proportionality.
Decision
Appeal dismissed
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
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