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9731120 AI generated

Court holds expropriation compensation must reflect market value including normal capital gains from supply and demand factors.

Case Number 9731120
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto dismissed the appeal regarding the valuation of property expropriated for public utility. The appellant argued for a lower compensation amount, while the court emphasized that indemnity must cover the full market value. The decision established that normal capital gains arising from market forces are integral to the fair valuation of the expropriated asset.

Legislator headnote

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EXPROPRIAÇÃO POR UTILIDADE PÚBLICA INDEMNIZAÇÃO VALOR

Keywords

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expropriation compensation market value assessment normal capital gains public utility supply and demand factors

Cited Legislation

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Art. 62, n.º 1 and 2 of the Constitution

Cited Case Law

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AC STJ DE 1996/01/31
AC TC 32/90

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 05/16/1997

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00022533

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199712119731120

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 160/96

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J PONTE BARCA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/BF534071ADD6CCC78025686B006705C0?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Na expropriação por utilidade pública, a indemnização deve corresponder ao valor de mercado do bem expropriado, devendo ter-se sempre em conta as mais-valias normais, decorrentes de factores próprios da oferta e da procura.