Practice question
A negligent act supports both a civil claim arising from a penal offense and a properly established quasi-delict claim. The victim asks for full compensation twice for the same injury because the sources differ. What does Article 2177 provide?
- Separate sources always authorize duplicate damages.
- The quasi-delict duty becomes a voluntary gift.
- A quasi-delict can never coexist with a negligent criminal act.
- The victim must abandon every civil remedy.
- The responsibilities are separate and distinct, but damages cannot be recovered twice for the same act or omission.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 1157–1162,2142,2154,2176–2177.
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