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069186 AI generated

Contract proposal rejected without acceptance means no contract exists; parties may define acceptance terms.

Case Number 069186
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

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The court dismissed the request to review the contract proposal due to the lack of mutual agreement. The plaintiff argued for contract formation, but the defendant contended that without explicit acceptance, no binding agreement was reached. Consequently, the court ruled that a contract is not perfected without acceptance and that parties can stipulate acceptance conditions.

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CONTRATO PROPOSTA DE CONTRATO

Keywords

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contract formation offer and acceptance negotiated agreement contract perfection unilateral proposal

Cited Legislation

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Art. 227 do Código Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00021829 [Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198102170691861 [PRIVACIDADE] 1 [TEXTO INTEGRAL] N [URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/B40C01EE2D2C0397802568FC003ACB40?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO I - Na falta de aceitação de proposta não há perfeição negocial. II - Os interessados podem prever os termos da aceitação da proposta.