Jurisprudência

  • Informações sobre o processo
    • ID nacional: Supreme Court of Justice, Judgement 1012/15.5T8VRL-AM. G1.S2
    • Estado-Membro: Portugal
    • Designação comum:N/A
    • Tipo de decisão: Decisão do Supremo Tribunal
    • Data da decisão: 01/10/2019
    • Tribunal: Supremo Tribunal de Justiça
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    • Palavras-chave: Consumer rights, consumer guarantee
  • Artigos da diretiva
    Consumer Sales and Guarantees Directive, Article 1, 2., (a)
  • Nota introdutória

    In the wake of the Supreme Court of Justice ruling no. 4/2019, the right of retention is enjoyed by the promissory purchaser who disposes of the property for private (non-professional) use, which corresponds dominantly to the subject wishing to acquire housing.

    Outside the concept of "consumer" are the promising purchasers who intend to acquire the good for resale or for the exercise of a professional or profitable activity, such as leasing.

    Having failed to demonstrate that he is a "consumer", he does not enjoy the right of retention, for the purposes of Article 755 of the Civil Code, having only proved that he has been renting the property for approximately five years.

  • Factos

    A promissory contract for the purchase of a propriety was signed with an insolvent party.

    The keys to the property were handed over and the promissory buyer took possession of the house, then leasing it for 5 years.

    As part of the insolvency proceedings of the promissory seller, a ruling was issued recognising the credit as common.

    The plaintiff filed an appeal to the Guimarães Court of Appeal.

    This Court dismissed the appeal.

    An appeal was filed to the Supreme Court of Justice against said judgement.

  • Questões jurídicas

    Can the promisor-buyer be considered a consumer having rented the property, object of the promised contract?

  • Decisão

    The consumer, as defined by AUJ 4/2019, cannot be considered a consumer if the good is intended for private (non-professional) use, which corresponds dominantly to the subject wishing to purchase a dwelling.

    Outside the concept of "consumer" are thus those promising purchasers who wish to acquire the good for resale, for the exercise of a professional activity, or for profit, such as leasing.

    URL: http://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/146bac6a9f94799780258486004d6224?OpenDocument

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  • Resultado

    The Court upheld the Second Instance Court judgement.

    Through this judgement, the Court considered that outside the concept of "consumer" are the promising purchasers who intend to acquire the good for resale or for the exercise of a professional or profitable activity, such as leasing.