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Practice question: Divisible and Indivisible

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

Joint creditors hold an indivisible right. One alone purports to prejudice the entire common right without the others’ collective act. Which Article 1209 rule matters?
  1. Any one joint creditor always controls all others
  2. Indivisibility makes each creditor an owner of every right
  3. Only the debtor’s preference matters
  4. The right must be destroyed
  5. Their right may be prejudiced only by their collective acts under the stated rule

Legal references

  • Civil Code, Articles 1209-1210,1223-1230,1238-1243,1266-1268 and1423-1430: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html

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