Court confirms appeal dismissing claim that heirs' legitimacy in execution is a formal res judicata issue.

The Tribunal da Relação do Porto confirmed the lower court's decision dismissing the appeal regarding the formal res judicata status of heir legitimacy. The appellant argued that the prior judgment on heir qualification should bind the execution phase, while the opposing party contended the execution process requires independent verification. The court ruled that the formal res judicata effect of the prior judgment does not automatically extend to the execution proceedings for this specific issue.