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Sources of Obligation

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  1. Which set correctly lists the five sources in Article 1157?
  2. Under Article 1158, how are obligations derived from law treated?
  3. What force does Article 1159 give obligations arising from contracts?
  4. Rina mistakenly transfers money to Santi, who has no right to demand it. The facts establish an undue mistaken payment …
  5. Tomas negligently damages Ulla’s parked bicycle. They have no pre-existing contractual relation, and fault, causation, …
  6. A valid services contract obliges Vina to prepare a report. Separately, Wanda receives a mistaken duplicate payment wit…
  7. A negligent act supports both a civil claim arising from a penal offense and a properly established quasi-delict claim.…
  8. Identify the five sources of obligations under Article 1157 and explain why the absence of a contract does not conclusi…
  9. A bank customer mistakenly sends a second payment for a fully paid debt. The recipient has no remaining entitlement, no…
  10. An injured person establishes a negligent act that supports quasi-delict liability and also civil liability arising fro…
  11. Which juridical relation can arise from lawful, voluntary, unilateral acts to prevent unjust enrichment?
  12. Does the Civil Code list of particular quasi-contracts exclude every unlisted quasi-contract?