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Contractual position assignment extinguishes original buyer's obligation to purchase after mutual consent transfer.

Case Number 9531257
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

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The court confirmed the lower court's judgment dismissing the appellant's claim regarding the sale contract. The appellant, the original buyer, argued that the obligation to purchase remained valid despite the seller and buyer agreeing to transfer their rights to a third party. The court ruled that such a mutual assignment of the contractual position legally extinguishes the original buyer's duty to perform the purchase obligation.

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PROMESSA DE COMPRA E VENDA CESSÃO DE POSIÇÃO CONTRATUAL

Keywords

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assignment of contractual position promise to sell and buy extinguishment of obligation mutual consent transfer third party assignment

Cited Legislation

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CCIV66 Art. 424

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 07/14/1995

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00018252

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199603219531257

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 17/94

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J ALFANDEGA FE

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/ABE0874C925ECFDF8025686B0066D1F4?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Se, após celebração de contrato-promessa de compra e venda, o promitente comprador, com consentimento do outro contraente, cedeu a sua posição contratual a terceiro, extingue-se a obrigação do promitente vendedor vender a coisa ao promitente comprador.