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Portuguese Supreme Court allows ineffectiveness declaration instead of nullity when literal request is nullity.

Case Number 97A643
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Supreme Court of Justice allowed the declaration of ineffectiveness despite the plaintiff's literal request for nullity. The court held that Article 661(1) of the Civil Procedure Code does not prohibit substituting nullity with ineffectiveness when the former is the only viable procedural path. This decision ensures that the substantive right to challenge the act is not defeated by a rigid adherence to the specific wording of the claim.

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NULIDADE INEFICÁCIA

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declaration of nullity declaration of ineffectiveness Civil Procedure Code literal request substitution of remedies

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Art. 661.º n.º 1 do Código de Processo Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00034828

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199710280006431

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 313/96

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL COIMBRA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/6892C3EB03C115F0802568FC003BAE15?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Embora a literalidade de um pedido se reporte à declaração de nulidade de acto jurídico, não infringe o n. 1 do artigo 661 do C.P.Civil o decretamento de ineficácia.