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Practice question: Relativity

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Under Article 1311, how far is an heir liable for a transmissible contractual obligation of the decedent?
  1. Without any limit whatsoever.
  2. Up to every asset of every relative.
  3. Only if the heir signs the original contract before birth.
  4. Not beyond the value of property received from the decedent.
  5. Always double the estate's value.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, Article 1311.

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