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Portuguese court holds bank liable for cheque non-payment and failure to return it to the holder.

Case Number 01A1461
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The court ruled that the drawee bank is extra-contractually liable to the cheque holder for damages caused by the non-payment and failure to return the cheque with its stated reason within the presentation period. Although the drawer invoked cheque revocation as the cause, the court determined this defense is ineffective until the payment presentation deadline expires. Consequently, the bank must compensate the holder for losses resulting from the delay and the lack of return.

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BANCO CHEQUE REVOGAÇÃO FALTA DE PAGAMENTO RESPONSABILIDADE EXTRA CONTRATUAL APRESENTAÇÃO A PAGAMENTO

Keywords

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extra-contractual liability cheque non-payment bank responsibility presentation period cheque revocation damages to holder failure to return

Cited Legislation

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CCIV Art. 483
D 13004 de 1927/01/12 Art. 14
LUC Art. 29
LUC Art. 32
LUC Art. 40
LUC Art. 41

Cited Case Law

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ACÓRDÃO STJ DE 2000/01/17 IN DR IS-A 2000/02/17

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00042071 [Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ200107050014611 [PRIVACIDADE] 1 [PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 2181/00 [TEXTO INTEGRAL] N [TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL COIMBRA [URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/331478BC96BC686D80256CCD00407448?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - O Banco sacado é responsável extra-contratualmente, para com o portador do cheque, pelos danos resultantes do não pagamento do cheque na data da apresentação e pela sua não devolução, com indicação do motivo nele aposto, durante o mesmo prazo de apresentação a pagamento.

II - A responsabilidade existe, ainda que o motivo invocado seja a revogação do cheque feita pelo sacador. III - A revogação só é eficaz após findar o prazo de apresentação a pagamento.