Practice question
A valid expromisión releases Alma without her knowledge. The new debtor later defaults. The creditor seeks to revive Alma’s old liability solely because of that default. What follows?
- Article 1294 bars revived liability on that stated ground.
- Alma is automatically liable for double the debt.
- The creditor’s disappointment alone revives the old obligation.
- Alma is automatically a guarantor of every future payment.
- The substitution is retroactively void whenever payment is late.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 1293–1295.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/aug2023/gr_259469_2023.html — Aliguyon v Dummang, GR 259469, August 30 2023, main opinion: creditor consent and expromisión/delegación.
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