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0020442 AI generated

Property defect repair action value determined by cost to eliminate defects, not total property worth.

Case Number 0020442
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

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The court dismissed the appeal regarding the valuation of a civil action for property defect repair. The plaintiff sought both the elimination of defects and the recognition of ownership, while the defendant did not contest the ownership claim. The court ruled that the action's value is strictly limited to the cost required to remove the defects, as this defines the economic utility of the specific request.

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Keywords

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property defect repair action value determination economic utility of request civil procedure valuation ownership recognition claim

Cited Legislation

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Código de Processo Civil, artigo 334.º

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 12/02/1999

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00030648

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP200103200020442

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 943/97

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 3 J CIV BRAGA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/68C2CE160DBF9ACB80256A5B004DFE2E?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Pedindo-se a reparação dos defeitos de um imóvel, cujo reconhecimento do direito de propriedade também é pedido, mas não posto em causa pelo demandado, o valor da acção é o da importância necessária para eliminar esses defeitos, a eles se circunscrevendo a utilidade económica do pedido.