Practice question
A claimant can establish a mistaken duplicate payment under Article 2154. Explain why the relationship to Article 22 does not require abandoning the named quasi-contract in favor of a subsidiary action.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 22, 2154 and 2163: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- University of the Philippines v. Philab Industries, GR 152411, September 29, 2004, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2004/sep2004/gr_152411_2004.html
- NPC v. Benguet Electric Cooperative, GR 218378, June 14, 2021, main resolution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/67577
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