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98A298 AI generated

Plaintiff bears burden of proving defect existed before delivery in annulment action for defective sale.

Case Number 98A298
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The court ruled that the plaintiff must prove the existence of a defect prior to delivery in an action to annul a sales contract. The defendant argued against this burden allocation, but the court upheld the statutory requirement for the buyer to demonstrate the defect's pre-delivery existence. Consequently, the judgment established that the onus of proof rests squarely on the party claiming the contract is void due to latent defects.

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COMPRA E VENDA ANULAÇÃO COISA DEFEITUOSA CAUSA DE PEDIR ÓNUS DA PROVA

Keywords

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burden of proof defective thing annulment of contract sales law pre-delivery defect

Cited Legislation

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Art. 483 do Código Civil Português
Art. 484 do Código Civil Português
Art. 485 do Código Civil Português

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00033964

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199805210002981

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/CB46AAAE153809AF802568FC003B6AF6?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Na acção para anulação de contrato de compra e venda, com fundamento em venda de coisa defeituosa, cabe ao autor o ónus da prova da existência do defeito em data anterior à da sua entrega ao comprador.