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Practice question: Definition and Essential Elements

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

An adult voluntarily pays a loan after the action on it has prescribed. There is no coercion or independent restitution ground. What does Article1424 provide?
  1. The payer cannot recover that voluntary payment
  2. Prescription makes every payment theft
  3. The creditor must return twice the sum
  4. Payment is void because no suit was filed
  5. Every shareholder of the creditor must refund it

Legal references

  • Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles46,1156,1349,1423–1424,1428.

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