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Portuguese Supreme Court dismisses appeal when trial value does not exceed the lower court's jurisdictional limit.

Case Number 004436
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice refused to hear the appeal because the fixed action value remained unchanged and did not exceed the jurisdictional limit of the lower court. The appellant argued for review, but the court noted that since the value was not contested or altered in the first instance, it stayed within the lower court's authority. Consequently, the appeal was inadmissible as it lacked the necessary jurisdictional threshold to reach the Supreme Court.

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RECURSO ADMISSIBILIDADE ALÇADA

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jurisdictional limit Supreme Court appeal action value fixed lower court authority admissibility requirement

Cited Legislation

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Código de Processo Civil, Art. 529
Código de Processo Civil, Art. 530

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00029247

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199603060044364

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 223/96

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/B327150FF8ADEDCC802568FC003AF514?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Fixado o valor da acção indicado na petição inicial, não impugnado na contestação, nem alterado judicialmente na 1. instância, torna-se impossível recorrer para o Supremo Tribunal de Justiça, se ele não exceder a alçada da Relação, seja qual for o montante da condenação.