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Contract interpretation requires all clauses; a single clause's error does not violate Article 238.1 of the Civil Code.

Case Number 066375
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the review of the contract's validity, ruling that a single clause cannot dictate the interpretation of the entire agreement. Although the plaintiff argued that the specific wording of one clause violated Article 238.1 of the Civil Code, the court found the redaction to be merely equivocal. Consequently, the court held that interpreting the contract based solely on that flawed clause would be legally incorrect.

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CONTRATO INTERPRETAÇÃO NEGÓCIO FORMAL

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contract interpretation Civil Code Article 238 equivocal redaction multiple clauses unanimous decision

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Art. 238.1 do C.CIV.

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00024315

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ197702150663751

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/B4F5ADBF48A4FD17802568FC003AEF87?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Um contrato com várias cláusulas não pode interpretar-se tendo presente apenas uma delas e, mesmo que assim fosse, não pode afirmar-se que houve violação do n. 1 do artigo

238 do C.CIV. quando a redacção da referida cláusula seja equívoca.