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Practice question: Payment or Performance

Multiple Choice Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A debtor substantially performs in good faith but causes proven compensable defects. What is the Article 1234 consequence?
  1. No recovery is possible in any case
  2. The creditor must ignore every defect
  3. The debtor receives double the price
  4. All obligations are criminalized
  5. The debtor may recover as though completely performed, less the damages suffered by the obligee

Legal references

  • Civil Code, Article 1234: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360

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