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Hechos:
La víctima de un accidente de tránsito demandó por daños y
perjuicios a la empresa titular del colectivo en que aquélla
se encontraba al momento del siniestro. La empresa demandada
citó en garantía a la aseguradora, quien opuso la excepción de
prescripción. El juez de primera instancia acogió la defensa
del asegurador y la hizo extensiva al demandado. La sentencia
fue apelada por el damnificado y revocada parcialmente por la
Cámara.
Sumarios:
1 . En el marco de una acción de daños y perjuicios, la
omisión del asegurado de oponer la defensa de prescripción no
impide a la aseguradora, citada en garantía, interponerla en
defensa de sus derechos.
2 . La circunstancia de que la facultad del damnificado —en el
caso un accidente de tránsito— de accionar directamente contra
la aseguradora responsable no pueda ejercerse en forma
autónoma, en tanto se exige que también demande al asegurado,
no tiene un alcance tal que una vez que la aseguradora se haya
incorporado al proceso mediante la citación en garantía, ésta
vea limitada su intervención a aquellas defensas que el
asegurado también ejercite, pues en la protección de sus
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Texto Completo:
2ª Instancia. — Buenos Aires, diciembre 26 de 2007.
¿Es arreglada a derecho la sentencia apelada.
Sobre la cuestión propuesta el Dr. Galmarini dijo:
I.- Esta demanda tiene origen en el accidente de tránsito
ocurrido el 5 de agosto de 1998, en el que se produjo el
choque del colectivo interno n° 71 de la línea 174 -en el que
viajaba la actora- y otro colectivo de la línea 185, en la
intersección de las calles Florencio Varela y Guatemala, de la
localidad de San Justo, Provincia de Buenos Aires. La actora
reclama la indemnización de los daños y perjuicios por ella
sufridos a raíz del accidente, únicamente contra "Empresa San
Bosco SRL", a la que pertenecía el colectivo en el que ella
viajaba. Dicha empresa contesta demanda, solicitando su
rechazo y la citación en garantía de "Trainmet Seguros S.A.".
Cuando esta aseguradora contesta a la citación también opuso
la excepción de prescripción, la que fue diferida para el
momento de dictar sentencia (fs. 103).
El pronunciamiento de fs. 287/290 concluyó en que debía
tener favorable acogida la excepción de prescripción
interpuesta por la citada en garantía, con costas (fs. 290), y
como no se había accionado contra el conductor del ómnibus de
la demandada, ni contra la empresa de transportes que explota
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