State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 1593 – Eviction from one of the things exchanged - The party exchanging if he is deprived of the thing received in exchange, may receive back the thing which he gave in exchange, if it is still found in the possession of the co-exchanger, or may demand its value. § Sole paragraph – Where the thing given in exchange has been encumbered by the co-exchanger, with the encumbrances already registered, the same will continue, but the exchanger who demands the thing has also right to be compensated by the co-exchanger for the decrease of the value, which the thing had as a result of the said encumbrances.