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061713 AI generated

Portuguese Supreme Court rules compensation is always due for rural property expropriation for public road works.

Case Number 061713
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court of Justice unanimously rejected the review of an expropriation case involving rural properties. The court affirmed that compensation is always due when such properties are taken for urbanization projects or the construction of major public roads. This decision establishes that the obligation to pay more-value applies universally in these specific public utility scenarios.

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EXPROPRIAÇÃO POR UTILIDADE PUBLICA MAIS VALIA OBRAS URBANIZAÇÃO VIA PUBLICA

Keywords

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rural property expropriation public utility compensation urbanization works major public roads more-value obligation Supreme Court ruling Portuguese administrative law

Cited Legislation

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Expropriation Law
Public Utility Law

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00006849

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ196704180617132

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[REFERENCIA DE PUBLICACAO] BMJ N166 ANO1967 PAG335

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/301A2CD5B958DDCD802568FC0039ABC0?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

No caso de expropriação de predios rusticos, para obras de urbanização ou abertura de grandes vias de comunicação, e sempre devida mais-valia.