Practice question
A bee owner actively pursues the swarm onto neighboring land and causes established damage in the recovery. It claims pursuit rights make that damage legally irrelevant. Which is correct?
- The pursuit right coexists with the stated indemnity obligation
- Every pursuit makes the neighbor liable instead
- The owner acquires every neighboring hive
- Damage is automatically a gift
- The neighbor must surrender all property
Legal references
- Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles716–719; no special animal, wildlife or cultural-property issue assumed.
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