Practice question
Ava, Ben and Cal jointly owe Dana P90,000 in equal shares. The debt is expressly joint, and Dana validly assigns the entire credit to Ava. No separate remission or solidarity is involved. What does Article 1277 do to the debt?
- All three shares disappear automatically.
- Only Ava's P30,000 share is extinguished by confusion; Ben's and Cal's shares remain.
- Ben and Cal each become liable for P90,000.
- Ava's share increases to P60,000.
- The original credit becomes invalid merely because it was assigned.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, Article 1277.
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