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Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses public prosecution appeal on procedural grounds under Civil Procedure Code.

Case Number 235/87
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Tribunal Constitucional dismissed the public prosecution's appeal against a civil judgment. The Ministry of Public Prosecution sought to challenge a decision where the plaintiff voluntarily withdrew their lawsuit. The court ruled that the withdrawal was valid because it complied with Article 681 of the Civil Procedure Code applied by analogy.

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Article 681 of the Civil Procedure Code; The Constitutional Court holds that a plaintiff's voluntary withdrawal of a civil lawsuit is valid when performed in accordance with statutory procedural requirements.

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voluntary withdrawal civil procedure public prosecution appeal constitutional review procedural validity

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Article 681 of the Civil Procedure Code
artigo 681.º do Código de Processo Civil
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ACÓRDÃO Nº 273/87

ACÓRDÃO N.º 290/87

Processo n.º 235/87

1ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Raul Mateus

Acordam no Tribunal Constitucional:

Nestes autos de recurso de constitucionalidade em que é recorrente o Ministério Público e recorrido A., residente em Penafiel, à …, …, julga-se válida, em conformidade com o disposto no artigo 681.º do Código de Processo Civil, aplicado analogicamente, a desistência do recurso constante do documento de folhas 16.

Lisboa, 10 de Julho de 1987

Raul Mateus

Antero Alves Monteiro Diniz

Martins da Fonseca

Armando Manuel Marques Guedes