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Court dismisses criminal charge for issuing a bounced check but orders joint civil liability for the company and its manager.

Case Number 9940141
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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The court acquitted the defendant of the crime of issuing a check without funds but found him liable for the debt. The defendant, acting as a managing partner of a commercial society, signed the check with authority to bind the company. Consequently, both the individual and the society were condemned to pay the amount jointly as negotiable obligors.

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CHEQUE SEM PROVISÃO DESCRIMINALIZAÇÃO PEDIDO CÍVEL SOCIEDADES COMERCIAIS

Keywords

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issuing check without funds criminal descriminalization joint civil liability negotiable obligors managing partner authority commercial society solidary payment

Cited Legislation

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Art. 290 CC
Art. 403 CC
Art. 1 LUCH
Art. 3 LUCH
Art. 12 LUCH
Art. 29 LUCH
Art. 40 LUCH
Art. 41 LUCH
Art. 44 LUCH
Art. 66 CCIV
Art. 483 CC
Art. 512 CC

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 11/04/1998

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00025629

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199903249940141

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 742/95

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 2 J CR STO TIRSO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/0F4D2707E249ADEB8025686B00672AC2?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Absolvido o arguido do crime de emissão de cheque sem provissão, mas tendo-se provado que ele subscreveu o cheque na qualidade de sócio-gerente de uma sociedade com poderes para a vincular, deverão o arguido e a sociedade ( demandados civis ) ser condenados solidariamente no pagamento do montante titulado, na qualidade de obrigados cambiários.