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Supreme Court of Justice denied review of a lower court's decision to dismiss a fact-finding questionnaire.

Case Number 071117
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice unanimously denied the appeal against a lower court's decision to reject a fact-finding questionnaire. The Relação had determined that the facts sought were sufficient for applying the law, rendering the inquiry unnecessary. The Supreme Court held that it lacks the authority to censor such decisions except in the specific exception outlined in Article 722, Section 2 of the Civil Procedure Code.

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RECURSO PODERES DO SUPREMO TRIBUNAL DE JUSTIÇA RELAÇÃO DECISÃO QUESTIONARIO

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Supreme Court jurisdiction fact-finding questionnaire lower court censorship Civil Procedure Code procedural review limits

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Art. 722, n. 2 do Código de Processo Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00008394

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ19830628071117X

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[REFERENCIA DE PUBLICACAO] BMJ N328 ANO1983 PAG543

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/4FA358CE2802188C802568FC0039C58B?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Não compete ao Supremo Tribunal de Justiça, salvo o caso excepcional do n. 2 do artigo 722 do Codigo de Processo Civil, censurar o acordão da Relação que decidiu desnecessario o questionario tendente a averiguação de factos bastantes para a aplicação do Direito.