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018062 AI generated

General mortgage claims cannot be subordinated to special privileges unless registered or following specific priority rules.

Case Number 018062
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Administrative Court allowed the claimant's request to subrogate the general mortgage creditor. The court held that under the Civil Code, general mortgage claims are only subordinated to special privileges, registered priorities, or rights of succession. Consequently, the opposing party's attempt to prioritize its general mortgage over the claimant's was rejected due to lack of special status.

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RECLAMAÇÃO DE CRÉDITOS. PRIVILÉGIO MOBILIÁRIO GERAL. HIPOTECA.

Keywords

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general mortgage priority special privilege subordination Civil Code subrogation registered priority rights succession rights priority

Cited Legislation

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Art. 686 of the Civil Code
Nos termos do arts. 686º e 749º do CC os créditos garantidos por hipoteca só poderão ser preteridos por créditos que gozem de privilégio especial, de prioridade do registo ou do direito de sequela.
Art. 749 of the Civil Code

Cited Case Law

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STAPLENO 1998/03/18 PROC19918

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[AREA TEMATICA 1] DIR PROC TRIBUT CONT - EXEC FISCAL. [LEGISLACAO NACIONAL] CCIV66 ART686 ART749. [JURISPRUDENCIA NACIONAL] AC STAPLENO DE 1998/03/18 PROC19918. [DATA DE ENTRADA] 04/06/1994 [Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTA00051793 [Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SA219990602018062 [OBJECTO] SENT TT1INST ÉVORA PER SALTUM. [RECORRENTE] CAIXA GERAL DE DEPÓSITOS [RECORRIDO 1] FITAGRO SEMENTES E AGROQUÍMICOS LDA - FAZENDA PÚBLICA [REFERENCIA A DOUTRINA] PIRES DE LIMA E OUTRO CÓDIGO DE PROCESSO CIVIL ANOTADO VOLI 2ED PAG629. [URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jsta.nsf/35fbbbf22e1bb1e680256f8e003ea931/0358E11AB0CCCAD080256982004A0856?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Nos termos do arts. 686º e 749º do CC os créditos garantidos por hipoteca só poderão ser preteridos por créditos que gozem de privilégio especial, de prioridade do registo ou do direito de sequela.