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077393 AI generated

Sale of non-owned property allowed when seller had owner's authorization at the signing date.

Case Number 077393
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The court granted the review, permitting the sale of property not yet owned by the seller. The promisor seller was authorized by the true owner to transfer title on the scheduled date of the deed. Consequently, the court ruled that the seller was legally capable of transmitting ownership at that specific moment.

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VENDA DE COISA ALHEIA CONTRATO-PROMESSA

Keywords

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sale of non-owned property promissory contract owner authorization transfer of title contract validity civil code provisions seller capacity

Cited Legislation

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Art. 158 of the Civil Code
Art. 161 of the Civil Code
Art. 287 of the Civil Code
Art. 288 of the Civil Code

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00000029

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199001090773931

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 149/88

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL ÉVORA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/4F06C2EB96231AAE802568FC0039271D?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

E licita a autuação do promitente vendedor da coisa alheia que, na data marcada para a escritura, se encontrava habilitado pelo proprietario a transmitir a propriedade para o promitente comprador.