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Court revokes decision: cheque payment implies unilateral debt recognition making it an enforceable title.

Case Number 0131165
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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The court revoked the lower court's decision regarding the enforceability of a cheque used as payment. The appellant argued the cheque was merely a private document without binding force, while the opposing party contended it constituted a unilateral acknowledgment of debt. The court ruled that the act of ordering payment and executing the cheque inherently implies recognition of the obligation, thereby transforming it into an enforceable title under the Civil Code.

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CHEQUE DOCUMENTO PARTICULAR RECONHECIMENTO DA DÍVIDA TÍTULO EXECUTIVO

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unilateral debt recognition cheque as enforceable title payment order implication burden of proof reversal civil code article 458

Cited Legislation

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CPC95 Art. 46
CCIV66 Art. 458
CCIV66 Art. 342, N.2
artigo 458 do Código Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00030746

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP200110040131165

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 513-A/00

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 3 J CIV BARCELOS

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/69A9CB6313396AD080256B22003DA7B2?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

A ordem de pagamento dada ao banco, concretizada no cheque, implica, em princípio, um reconhecimento unilateral da dívida; assim, o cheque, apesar de valer como simples documento particular, pode constituir título executivo, incumbindo ao devedor, nos termos do artigo 458 do Código Civil, a prova da inexistência ou da cessação da respectiva causa.