Practice question
For the preferred-creditor payment case in Article1302(1), is the debtor’s knowledge indispensable?
- No; the provision expressly covers payment without that knowledge
- Yes, without exception
- Yes, and notarized consent is always required
- Yes, and a new debtor must be appointed
- Yes, and all heirs must approve
Legal references
- Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles1300–1303.
- Licaros v Gatmaitan GR142838 August9,2001 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2001/aug2001/gr_142838_2001.html Conventional subrogation distinguished from assignment.
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