Practice question
A claimant seeks personal damages solely from the private wrongdoer, while reserving any Fund claim for separate evaluation. The wrongdoer argues that section96 bars all suits unless the National Treasurer is joined. Resolve the argument.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1978/pd_1529_1978.html — PD1529, sections96–100.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2018/jul2018/gr_224678_2018.html — Spouses Stilianopoulos v Register of Deeds for Legazpi City, GR224678, July3 2018, main opinion: co-defendants and execution-stage payment.
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