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Portuguese Supreme Court rules that factual answers to questions must relate to the articulated and questioned facts.

Case Number 97A142
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the collective's request to decide on facts not included in the specific questions or the articulated factual matrix. The parties contended that the collective should have authority to determine facts beyond the strict scope of the submitted questions. The court ruled that while answers can be explanatory, they cannot exceed the boundaries of the facts explicitly articulated and questioned, thereby limiting the collective's competence to such defined matters.

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RESPOSTAS AOS QUESITOS TRIBUNAL COLECTIVO COMPETÊNCIA FACTO NÃO ARTICULADO

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competence of collective court factual questions articulated facts scope of questions excessive answers

Cited Legislation

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Art. 240.º do Código de Processo Civil
Art. 241.º do Código de Processo Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00033999

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199706260001421

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 1364/95

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/306EB199A8CB6EE7802568FC003BA178?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - As respostas aos quesitos não têm de ser meramente afirmativas ou negativas, pois podem ser restritivas ou explicativas desde que se contenham dentro da matéria articulada ou quesitada.

II - Não compete ao colectivo decidir questões de factos que não lhe foram postos nos quesitos ou nem sequer foram articulados.

III - O STJ pode apreciar a questão de saber se as respostas aos quesitos exorbitam ou não da matéria de facto articulada e quesitada.