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Portuguese Supreme Court rejects review of judicial presumptions, stating courts cannot assess their validity.

Case Number 99B013
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice unanimously rejected the request to review a lower court's application of judicial presumptions. The appellant argued that the trial court erred in applying these presumptions without sufficient evidence, while the state contended that judicial presumptions are binding and only yield to direct contrary proof. The court ruled that it lacks jurisdiction to evaluate the correctness of judicial presumptions, which must be challenged only through direct contradictory evidence under Article 350 of the Civil Code.

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PRESUNÇÃO PRESUNÇÃO JURIS TANTUM PRESUNÇÃO JURIS ET DE JURE PODERES DO SUPREMO TRIBUNAL DE JUSTIÇA

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judicial presumption legal presumption appellate jurisdiction contrary proof civil code article 350 supreme court review binding precedent

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Art. 350 n.º 2 do Código Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00036038

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199902110000132

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 385/97

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL COIMBRA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/CC3C4DB35E3FABA6802568FC003B9115?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A presunção legal só cede perante prova em contrário, por força do n. 2 do artigo 350 do CCIV.

II - A presunção judicial pode ser afastada por meio de simples contraprova.

III - Se houve ou não erro por parte das instâncias ao usarem duma presunção judicial é vedado ao STJ apreciá-lo.

IV - Provada a prática duma contravenção pelo condutor de um veículo, presume-se o mesmo culpado por virtude da regra da experiência comum.