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Portuguese court holds that cheque prescription is interrupted by any judicial act expressing intent to exercise rights, regardless of court competence.

Case Number 9530609
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto revoked the lower court's decision regarding the prescription period of a cheque. The appellant argued that the lower court lacked jurisdiction, while the opposing party contended that the act of citation interrupted the prescription period. The court ruled that any judicial act expressing the intent to exercise the right, even if issued by an incompetent tribunal, validly interrupts the prescription period under the Civil Code.

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CHEQUE PRESCRIÇÃO INTERRUPÇÃO DA PRESCRIÇÃO

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Cheque Prescription Interruption of Prescription Judicial Citation Tribunal Competence Civil Code Provisions Portuguese Law Procedural Act

Cited Legislation

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CCIV Art. 326, n.º 1
CCIV Art. 327, n.º 3
CPC Art. 496, B
LUC Art. 52

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 04/05/1995

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00015737

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199512189530609

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 71-A/95

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J BARCELOS 3J

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/3AE233C911084EB08025686B0066C941?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - O prazo de prescrição de um cheque pode fazer-se interromper através de citação ou notificação judicial de qualquer acto que exprima, directa ou indirectamente, a intenção de exercer o direito, seja qual for o processo a que o acto pertence e ainda que o tribunal seja incompetente.