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Portuguese court allows interest on unliquidated damages if delay is attributable to the debtor.

Case Number 01A3708
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The court ruled that interest on unliquidated damages may be claimed from the date of citation if the lack of liquidity is attributable to the debtor. The plaintiff argued for interest based on the debtor's simple negligence or failure to cooperate in determining the debt amount. The court decided that such imputation is valid even without a fixed sum, provided the delay stems from the debtor's fault.

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RESPONSABILIDADE CIVIL CONTRATUAL OBRIGAÇÃO ILÍQUIDA JUROS DE MORA

Keywords

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unliquidated damages interest on delay contractual liability debtor fault lack of liquidity civil procedure Portuguese law

Cited Legislation

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CCIV66 Art. 805, n.º 1, n.º 3
Art. 799, n.º 1

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00000668

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ200112060037086

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 176/01

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/522F226A88CDF24980256DDA002E4F63?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Na responsabilidade contratual, apesar de ser ilíquida a obrigação de indemnizar, podem ser exigidos juros de mora desde a citação, desde que falte de liquidez seja imputável ao devedor.

II - A imputação pode basear-se em simples negligência, desinteresse ou falta de colaboração com o credor no sentido do apuramento do montante.