State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 1555 - Sale of property of another - None shall be entitled to sell except that which is his property or to which he has right; and if he sells anything which belongs to another the contract shall be null and void, and the seller shall be liable for losses and damages, in case he has acted in fraud or bad faith. § Sole paragraph - The contract may however be revalidated and the seller may be acquitted of the criminal liability which he had incurred if before there is an eviction or criminal charges, the said seller acquires by any lawful title the ownership of the thing sold.