Court sentence condemning João de Carvalho, defendant, to relinquish the assets of the entail of António Carvalho and Maria Carvalho, his wife, with their income generated since the contested lawsuit to António Carvalho, plaintiff, declared as its rightful successor, because males are preferred in its succession. The last administrator, António Mendes de Carvalho, appointed Maria Carvalho, his niece, as his successor, but the plaintiff, his cousin, contested this appointment and argued that, although he could appoint a successor if he does not have descendants, he should prefer a male over a female.