Practice question
A bad-faith possessor knowingly withholds a building. An unforeseeable disaster then destroys it before lawful recovery. Bad faith and loss are established, and the possessor relies solely on fortuitous event as a complete552 defense. Which is correct?
- 552 makes the bad-faith possessor liable even for fortuitous-event loss
- Every fortuitous event necessarily immunizes every bad-faith possessor
- Bad faith becomes good faith during a storm
- The owner automatically bears every loss
- Only the weather forecast determines the statutory result
Legal references
- Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles537,544,549 and552–556.
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