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Seller must deliver vehicle documents; buyer can sue for coercive delivery if seller refuses.

Case Number 01A3981
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The court granted the review allowing the buyer to compel the seller to deliver vehicle documents. The seller had sold the automobile but failed to voluntarily provide the free title and sale declaration required for registration. The court ruled that the seller's statutory duty to deliver these documents can be enforced through a specific coercive action when voluntary compliance is absent.

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COMPRA E VENDA DOCUMENTO VEÍCULO AUTOMÓVEL

Keywords

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vehicle sale obligation document delivery duty coercive action remedy free title transfer sale declaration requirement

Cited Legislation

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CCIV Art. 879
CCIV Art. 882
CCIV Art. 939

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00042701

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ200202050039811

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 236/01

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/C3C2DC848C752F5380256CFA0027DFD6?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

1. Efectuada a venda de veículo automóvel, o vendedor tem o dever de entregar ao comprador os documentos a ele relativos, designadamente o livrete e a declaração de venda para registo da propriedade.

2. Esse dever, não sendo voluntariamente satisfeito, pode sê-lo de modo coercivo em acção própria.