Practice question
An officious manager refuses to return property after the owner demands it. A fortuitous event then destroys the property. The manager invokes the absence of negligence as a complete defense. What Article 2147 issue defeats that categorical position?
- Failure to return after demand is an express basis for fortuitous-event liability
- Every manager is immune from all losses
- Only fire can trigger liability
- The demand makes the owner a donor
- The owner’s demand is legally irrelevant
Legal references
- Civil Code, Articles 22, 1157, 1160, 2142-2169 and 2176: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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