Practice question
Rina mistakenly transfers money to Santi, who has no right to demand it. The facts establish an undue mistaken payment under Article 2154, not a gift or payment for a separate debt. What is the source of the duty to return it?
- A loan contract that must be invented between the parties.
- Quasi-contract, specifically solutio indebiti.
- A will executed by Rina.
- A criminal conviction required in every mistaken-payment case.
- A sale of goods.
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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