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Contract abandonment by contractor constitutes partial and definitive breach under Civil Code articles 1221-1223.

Case Number 0251766
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto confirmed the lower court's judgment regarding a construction contract dispute. The plaintiff argued that the contractor's total abandonment of the work constituted a definitive breach of contract. The court held that such abandonment legally qualifies as a partial and definitive incumprimento under the Civil Code, validating the claim for damages.

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EMPREITADA INCUMPRIMENTO DEFINITIVO ABANDONO DA OBRA

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contract abandonment definitive breach construction contract partial incumprimento damages for breach

Cited Legislation

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CCIV66 Art. 1221
CCIV66 Art. 1222
CCIV66 Art. 1223

Cited Case Law

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AC STJ DE 1976/11/11 IN BMJ N261 PAG143

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00035021

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP200301060251766

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 2 V CIV PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/97C9082A4037B0FD80256CCC0034BC91?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Face à existência de um contrato de empreitada, o abandono da obra por parte do empreiteiro configura um incumprimento parcial e definitivo.