Royal sentence regarding a legal action moved by João Alves, Luís Álvares, Pedro Alves, Margarida Gomes and Catarina Álvares against Fernando Gonçalves, lavrador, and his wife, Maria Alves. The appellants, which were Maria Alves' brothers and sisters, argued that, after their parents' death, Álvaro Eanes and Catarina Eanes, the defendants had unlawfully seized a vineyard in Panasqueira, Lisboa, which should had been partitioned among them. In turn, Fernando Gonçalves and his wife declared that the vineyard had been bequeathed by Inês Eanes Forjaz to Maria Eanes "a Calva", Maria Alves' grandmother, with the obligation of celebrating one annual mass for her soul in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Benfica. Subsequently, the entail's first administrator donated it to her son, Álvaro Eanes, who, before his own death, appointed his daughter, Maria Alves, to administer it.
In view of the facts presented, the judges absolved the defendants and condemned the appellants to pay the court fees.