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98B1065 AI generated

Portuguese court rules restitution of useful improvements calculated under unjust enrichment, capping value at citation date per Civil Code Art. 480(a).

Case Number 98B1065
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The court granted a partial review of the restitution claim regarding useful improvements made to a property. The plaintiff argued for a higher valuation, while the defendant contended the value should be fixed at the time of the judicial citation. The court decided that the restitution amount must be calculated according to unjust enrichment rules and cannot exceed the value existing on the date of the citation.

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BENFEITORIAS ÚTEIS RESTITUIÇÃO ACTUALIZAÇÃO DA PRESTAÇÃO CITAÇÃO

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unjust enrichment restitution useful improvements valuation judicial citation date civil code article 480 property restitution cap

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Art. 480 alínea a) do Código Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00036113

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199902240010652

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 1711/97

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL ÉVORA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/1F0ACCC06CD2F617802568FC003BA096?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - O valor da restituição das benfeitorias é calculado segundo as regras do enriquecimento sem causa.

II - O valor a prestar não pode exceder o da data da citação judicial para essa restituição - artigo 480 alínea a) do CCIV66.