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Court held that two individuals signing letters for a quota company with proper authorization are bound to pay.

Case Number 075755
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The court ruled that the signatures of two individuals, authorized by a sole manager to bind the company via letters, were sufficient to obligate the company to payment. The plaintiff argued that the specific signing procedure under the company's stamp validated the debt, while the defendant contested the authority of the signatories. The court decided in favor of the plaintiff, establishing that the delegation of power to sign letters effectively binds the company to the resulting obligations.

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LETRA ACEITE SOCIEDADE POR QUOTAS GERENTE PROCURAÇÃO

Keywords

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Sole Manager Authority Quota Company Letter Signing Delegation of Power Company Obligation

Cited Legislation

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Art. 240 do Código Civil
Art. 241 do Código Civil
Art. 242 do Código Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00011508

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198804070757551

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/CAC87828F59B258B802568FC003A2678?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Tendo o unico socio gerente de uma sociedade por quotas, com poderes para a obrigar, passado procuração em nome da sociedade a dois individuos, a quem conferiu poderes para obrigar a sociedade em letras, as assinaturas destes dois individuos, no lugar do aceite e apostas imediatamente por debaixo do carimbo da sociedade, são suficientes para a obrigarem ao respectivo pagamento.