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Inheritance court ruled inseparable improvements must be valued by appraisal, not witness testimony.

Case Number 97B445
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The court dismissed the appellant's request to use witness testimony for valuing inseparable improvements in an inheritance partition. The parties argued that witness accounts could accurately determine the value of these enhancements to the property. The court decided that such valuations require a formal appraisal to ensure legal certainty and objectivity.

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INVENTÁRIO PARTILHA DOS BENS DO CASAL RELAÇÃO DE BENS BENFEITORIA

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inseparable improvements inheritance partition expert appraisal witness testimony property valuation civil code partition of estate

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Código Civil Português, artigos 1939 e 1940

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00033527

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199806250004452

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 10706/96

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL LISBOA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/32024E2011EEAF23802568FC003B6D5A?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Em processo de inventário, o valor das benfeitorias inseparáveis do prédio onde foram realizadas deve ser determinado por avaliação e não por prova testemunhal.