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Practice question: Obligations with a Penal Clause

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

After a creditor elects fulfillment, performance becomes impossible without the creditor’s fault. What does Article 1227 permit?
  1. Automatic ownership of unrelated property
  2. A new criminal conviction
  3. Enforcement of the penalty under the stated qualification
  4. Permanent waiver of every remedy
  5. Only a newspaper apology

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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