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Practice question: Payment or Performance

Multiple Choice Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A creditor knowingly accepts an incomplete performance without expressing any protest or objection. What does Article 1235 generally provide?
  1. The obligation is deemed fully complied with
  2. The debtor always owes double performance
  3. Acceptance has no legal effect in any case
  4. The contract automatically becomes a mortgage
  5. The creditor may always pretend ignorance

Legal references

  • Civil Code, Article 1235: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360

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