Ignorance of the Law

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1. If the payer doubted whether a debt was due, what does Article2156 require for recovery?
2. A payer proves a sum was not due and that payment resulted from a mistaken application of a genuinely difficult legal r…
3. A possessor relies on Article526 because acquisition involved a doubtful legal issue. Does this automatically prove own…
4. A purchaser invokes a difficult legal question as the basis of initial good faith. Later, stipulated facts establish ac…
5. A payer seeks restitution solely because it later obtained different legal advice. The parties establish that the oblig…
6. Explain why Article2155 is not a general right to recover every payment later regretted after legal advice.
7. A possessor argues that a difficult legal mistake both establishes good faith and automatically makes its title valid. …
8. A payer was uncertain whether a sum was owed but now proves it was not due. Explain Article2156’s significance without …