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Portuguese court confirms that land registry creates an irrebuttable presumption of ownership unless proven otherwise by original acquisition. The court ruled that conflicting registries between adjacent properties do not automatically invalidate the registered owner's title. The decision establishes that possession presumptions prevail over registry presumptions only when there is a genuine conflict in ownership claims. The court held that a disputed strip of land between two properties remains common property under the registry unless specific usucapión evidence is presented. This case clarifies the legal weight of land registry records in Portuguese property disputes. The judgment reinforces the stability of registered titles while allowing for exceptions through specific proof of original acquisition. The court emphasized that mere possession does not override the registry presumption without additional legal grounds.

Case Number 9421015
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto confirmed the lower court's decision regarding a property dispute involving conflicting land registry entries. The appellant argued that the registry created an irrebuttable presumption of ownership, while the respondent claimed original acquisition through usucapión. The court ruled that while the registry creates a presumption, it can be rebutted by proof of original acquisition, and possession presumptions prevail when ownership is genuinely contested. Consequently, the court upheld the original judgment, establishing that the disputed land strip remains common property under the registry regime absent specific evidence of exclusive original acquisition.

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REGISTO PREDIAL DIREITO DE PROPRIEDADE PRESUNÇÃO JURIS TANTUM PROVA TESTEMUNHAL

Keywords

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land registry presumption usucapión proof property ownership dispute possession presumption common property regime irrebuttable title adjacent land conflict

Cited Legislation

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CCIV66 Art. 350 n.º 2
Art. 1251
Art. 1287
Art. 1293
Art. 1316

Cited Case Law

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AC STJ DE 1993/01/27 IN CJ T1 ANOI PAG100
AC STJ DE 1993/05/11 IN CJ T2 ANOI PAG95
AC RC DE 1991/03/12 IN BMJ N405 PAG544
AC STJ DE 1992/02/19 IN BMJ N414 PAG545

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 05/29/1994

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00014213

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199503149421015

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 53/94

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T CIRC PAREDES 2J

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/509FFB087FE334F18025686B0066A87D?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Do registo de prédio na Conservatória do Registo Predial resulta apenas a presunção, ilidível, de que

é o respectivo titular o seu proprietário.

II - Existindo, em relação a dois prédios confinantes, registos a favor de pessoas distintas, quaisquer delas, reciprocamente, pode ilidir a presunção com a prova da sua aquisição originária por usucapião.

III - Se existir divergência entre a presunção do registo e a da presunção da posse, prevalece esta.

IV - Estando apenas em conflito o direito de propriedade sobre uma faixa de terreno entre dois prédios, a qual, alegadamente por um deles, é utilizada como servidão de passagem, não ilidindo qualquer a presunção do registo, a faixa pertencerá aos dois titulares no regime de propriedade comum.