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Contract promise resolution requires definitive breach; categorical refusal to perform constitutes definitive breach under Portuguese Civil Code.

Case Number 0051470
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto partially revoked the lower court's decision regarding the resolution of a contract promise. The plaintiff argued that the defendant's categorical refusal to perform constituted a definitive breach, while the defendant contested the characterization of their conduct. The court held that such categorical refusal legally equates to definitive breach, allowing resolution under the Civil Code.

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CONTRATO-PROMESSA RESOLUÇÃO DO CONTRATO INCUMPRIMENTO DEFINITIVO RECUSA DE CUMPRIMENTO

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contract promise resolution definitive breach categorical refusal Portuguese Civil Code contract termination

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CCIV66
ART808 N2

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00030616

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP200102050051470

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 376/97

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 3 J CIV VIANA CASTELO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/E9DA83740BAFE57F80256A3800337387?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Para efeito de resolução de contrato-promessa, o comportamento que exprima, em termos categóricos, a vontade de não querer cumprir, reconduz-se a incumprimento definitivo do contrato.