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Portuguese Supreme Court rules that prescription interruption and waiver must be manifested through specific acts or statements.

Case Number 080099
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the request to review the case, holding that while prescription interruption and waiver can be express or tacit, they must always be manifested through specific acts, statements, or behaviors. The court emphasized that mere internal intent is insufficient without external manifestation as required by civil law principles. Consequently, the lower court's decision was upheld because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate such clear factual manifestations of interruption or waiver.

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PRESCRIÇÃO INTERRUPÇÃO DA PRESCRIÇÃO RENUNCIA

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Civil Code Prescription Interruption Tacit Waiver Manifestation of Will Supreme Court Portuguese Law Civil Procedure

Cited Legislation

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Article 325 of the Civil Code
Article 302 of the Civil Code
Article 217, paragraph 1 of the Civil Code

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00008850

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199104160800991

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 990/89

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/7FC703D3304BA905802568FC0039CCD2?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - O reconhecimento do direito, com efeito interruptivo da prescrição (artigo 325 do Codigo Civil), como a renuncia a mesma prescrição (artigo 302 do Codigo Civil), podem ser expressos ou tacitos.

II - Contudo, numa ou noutra forma, tem de ser manifestados sempre atraves de factos, afirmações pessoais, comportamentos ou atitudes (artigo 217, n. 1, do Codigo Civil).