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Portuguese court confirms blank endorsement validity and allows drawer to sue endorsers without prior notice of non-payment.

Case Number 0150469
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto confirmed the lower court's judgment allowing the drawer to sue endorsers for a bounced check. The defendant argued that the blank endorsement was invalid and that the holder must first notify the drawer of the non-payment before pursuing endorsers. The court rejected this, ruling that a blank endorsement is legally valid and the holder is not barred from suing endorsers if they act within the statutory time limits without prior notice.

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EXECUÇÃO POR QUANTIA CERTA EMBARGOS DE EXECUTADO FALTA DE PAGAMENTO CHEQUE ENDOSSO EM BRANCO

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blank endorsement validity check non-payment drawer liability endorser recourse uniform law on checks notice of dishonor Portuguese civil procedure

Cited Legislation

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Ley Uniforme relativa aos Cheques, artigo 16
Ley Uniforme relativa aos Cheques, artigo 19
Ley Uniforme relativa aos Cheques, artigo 21
Ley Uniforme relativa aos Cheques, artigo 42

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 06/05/2000 [Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00031633 [Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP200105140150469 [PRIVACIDADE] 1 [PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 741-A/97 [TEXTO INTEGRAL] N [TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 4 J CIV V N GAIA [URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/7B867211CCD86DF980256AD5002DB7F0?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO I - O endosso ao portador vale como endosso em branco.

II - O portador do cheque não fica impedido de accionar os subscritores se, dentro do prazo e nos termos do artigo 42 da Lei Uniforme relativa aos Cheques, não avisar o sacador e o endossante da falta de pagamento.