Practice question
A settlement resolves one identified invoice dispute and contains a general renunciation of rights. One party argues that this necessarily waives every unrelated claim between the parties, despite no express or necessary inclusion. Which follows2036?
- The general renunciation refers to rights connected with the dispute settled
- Every unrelated right is automatically surrendered
- The words eliminate all subject-matter limits
- The settlement automatically waives future support too
- The clause changes both parties’ civil status
Legal references
- Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles6,905,1112–1114,1171 and2035–2036.
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