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Court requires supplementary proof when parties disagree on testamentary clause meaning, not just for obscurity.

Case Number 065083
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The court granted the appeal, ruling that supplementary evidence must be evaluated whenever parties disagree on the true meaning of a testamentary clause. While obscurity alone might suffice for interpretation, the court held that technical versus common meanings of terms like 'moveis' necessitate extrinsic proof in disputes. Consequently, the tribunal was ordered to consider additional evidence to ascertain the testator's intent rather than relying solely on the document's context.

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INTERPRETAÇÃO DO TESTAMENTO PROVA COMPLEMENTAR MOVEIS

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testamentary interpretation supplementary evidence testator intent common vs technical meaning civil procedure

Cited Legislation

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Código Civil, Art. 1833
Código de Processo Civil, Art. 333

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00005767

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ197402080650832

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[REFERENCIA DE PUBLICACAO] BMJ N234 ANO1974 PAG293

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/33FF91658185AD7A802568FC0039989F?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Para captar a intenção do testador deve o tribunal apreciar a prova complementar oferecida pelas partes sempre que haja, entre elas, discordancia quanto ao verdadeiro sentido a atribuir a certa clausula testamentaria, e não apenas quando interpretado o contexto do testamento o resultado for obscuro ou equivoco. Assim, podendo atribuir-se a expressão "moveis" o significado tecnico-juridico de bens ou coisas moveis e o sentido vulgar de mobiliario ou mobilia de casa, impõe-se o recurso a prova extrinseca sempre que se suscite litigio entre os interessados.