Practice question
A party proves only that another person’s asset increased in value after an event. The party does not establish a qualifying act, an expense or loss connected to the claimant, or why the benefit is unjust. The party says Article 2142 conclusively awards compensation from the increase alone. Which is correct?
- Every asset increase automatically belongs to the claimant
- The recipient’s wealth alone establishes a quasi-contract
- No evidence is ever required for restitution
- The definition requires its qualifying juridical facts and prevention of unjust benefit at another’s expense; the bare increase alone does not establish them
- Only the claimant’s demand determines the debt
Legal references
- Civil Code, Article 2142: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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