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Compensation denied in accounting proceedings because parties are not mutually debtor and creditor until final settlement.

Case Number 99B1139
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the request for compensation in an accounting proceeding, ruling that the parties were not mutually debtor and creditor at that stage. The plaintiff argued for immediate offset, but the court noted that the true creditor status could only be determined after the final accounting balance was calculated. Consequently, the exception allowing compensation under Article 847 of the Civil Code was deemed inapplicable until the final judgment.

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COMPENSAÇÃO PRESTAÇÃO DE CONTAS

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compensation in civil law accounting proceedings mutual debt requirement peremptory exception final balance determination

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Art. 847 do Código Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00037158

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ20000406011392

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 8008/98

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL LISBOA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/7F763488B534603B80256AAE00312F97?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A compensação só pode operar quando as partes processuais sejam reciprocamente devedor e credor, constituindo, por tal execepção peremptória ex-vi do artigo 847 do C.Civil.

II - Não poderá assim operar em processo de prestação de contas já que a averiguação da real qualidade de credor, através do apuramento do respectivo saldo só se comsumará a final.