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Plaintiff must prove priority right facts under Civil Code Art. 1380; defendant must prove exceptions under Art. 1381.

Case Number 075967
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

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The court granted the review, establishing that a claimant seeking judicial recognition of a priority right as a neighboring owner must allege and prove the constitutive facts outlined in Article 1380 of the Civil Code. Conversely, the defendant is obligated to prove any of the exceptions listed in Article 1381 of the same code to successfully defend against the claim. This ruling clarifies the specific burden of proof allocation for both parties in disputes over real rights of preference.

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DIREITO DE PREFERENCIA PRESSUPOSTOS ONUS DA PROVA

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priority right neighboring owner burden of proof Civil Code provisions real rights dispute

Cited Legislation

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Article 1380 of the Civil Code
Article 1381 of the Civil Code

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00001040

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198807050759671

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[REFERENCIA DE PUBLICACAO] BMJ N379 AN01988 PAG578

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/5A3F18BB4E9EA788802568FC00393D83?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Quem pretenda ver judicialmente reconhecido um direito real de preferencia, na qualidade de proprietario confinante, devera (tera) alegar e provar, de acordo com a repartição do onus probatorio, os factos constitutivos do seu direito e que são os indicados no artigo 1380 do Codigo Civil. Por seu turno, quem possa defender-se tera de provar alguma das excepções indicadas no artigo 1381 do mesmo Codigo.