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97A615 AI generated

Court allows factual alteration of a question's answer due to a simple declaration error under CPC Art. 653(5).

Case Number 97A615
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The collective tribunal permitted the alteration of a factual answer from 'proven' to 'not proven' following a party's claim. This change was justified by a simple error in the original declaration rather than a substantive dispute. The court ruled that such procedural adjustments are permissible under the Civil Procedure Code when the error is minor and does not affect the core truth of the matter.

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ALTERAÇÃO RESPOSTAS AOS QUESITOS RECLAMAÇÃO ERRO NA DECLARAÇÃO

Keywords

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factual alteration simple declaration error collective tribunal power CPC Art. 653 procedural adjustment reclamação da parte question answer modification

Cited Legislation

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Art. 653 n. 5 do CPC67

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00034009

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199710280006151

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 9377/94

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL LISBOA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/77979B0D33601CD5802568FC003BA501?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

No julgamento da matéria de facto, o tribunal colectivo pode, mediante reclamação da parte, nos termos do artigo

653 n. 5 do CPC67, alterar a resposta a um quesito, de provado para não provado, se tiver havido simples erro na declaração.