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Portuguese court rules sentence nullity requires logical contradiction and mandates suspension upon death proof.

Case Number 96B183
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the appeal regarding the nullity of a sentence and the suspension of proceedings due to a party's death. The court held that sentence nullity under Article 668(1)(c) of the Civil Procedure Code only exists when the stated grounds logically lead to a result opposite to the decision's expression. Furthermore, the court ruled that proceedings must be suspended immediately upon the presentation of death proof before evidence production begins. Consequently, the lower court's actions were deemed compliant with these strict legal requirements.

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NULIDADE DE SENTENÇA CONTRADIÇÃO INSANÁVEL DA FUNDAMENTAÇÃO SUSPENSÃO DA INSTÂNCIA FALECIMENTO DE PARTE AUDIÊNCIA DE JULGAMENTO

Keywords

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sentence nullity logical contradiction party death proceedings suspension civil procedure code evidence production supreme court ruling

Cited Legislation

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Art. 668, n. 1, alínea c), do CPC
Art. 668, n. 2, do CPC

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00029911

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199605140001832

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 678/95

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL LISBOA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/3FFDFDC9A93CD70B802568FC003B2356?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A nulidade de sentença prevista no artigo 668, n. 1, alínea c), do CPC, só existe quando, os fundamentos invocados conduzem, logicamente, a resultado oposto, ou diferente, do expresso na decisão.

II - A instância deve ser suspensa com a apresentação, na audiência, de documento comprovativo do falecimento de uma das partes, logo que esta apresentação se verifique antes do início da produção das provas.