Practice question
May a debtor force a creditor to accept a different thing solely because it is more valuable than the specific thing due?
- Yes, greater value always controls
- Yes, if the debtor prefers it
- Only the debtor’s appraisal matters
- No, Article 1244 preserves the agreed identity of the prestation
- Yes, if the substitute is new
Legal references
- Civil Code, Article 1244: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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